30+ years Brain Tumor Survivor

Toshy
Toshy Member Posts: 24
edited March 2014 in Long-Term Survivors #1
Adding my support and encouragement :) and looking to compare notes with others like me

I was diagnosed when I was 7 in 1977. It was inoperable as it was on my brainstem (Astrocytoma on floor of 4th ventricle). I had radiation treatments in late 70's, chemo in early 80's. A couple of years after stopping chemo. I was told the tumor no longer showed up on the CT scan. Later MRIs continued to be clear.

I was told later I had been given 6 months to live and within a month or two it was 6 weeks... Although mine has been a hard life I'd say, it's been a very happy one!

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  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #2
    7! Wow! You ARE a long-termer....lol!
    ...and here I was proud of my 'long' 6 year's journey...

    Mine was rectal cancer, 6 months to live I was told, as well...at 6 months, not only was I not dead, but I started treatment for my second primary cancer...breast!

    Hugs, Kathi
  • carkris
    carkris Member Posts: 4,553 Member
    #3
    KathiM said:

    7! Wow! You ARE a long-termer....lol!
    ...and here I was proud of my 'long' 6 year's journey...

    Mine was rectal cancer, 6 months to live I was told, as well...at 6 months, not only was I not dead, but I started treatment for my second primary cancer...breast!

    Hugs, Kathi

    So glad you are both here!

    So glad you are both here!
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  • Carrie King
    Carrie King Member Posts: 48
    #5
    Toshy
    Your post was just what I need today! !

    What awesome encouragement for us all. We were also told "inoperable" and now it is gone after two of those "inoperable" surgeries :)
  • HollyID
    HollyID Member Posts: 946 Member
    #6
    Wow!! What a great thing to
    Wow!! What a great thing to read, today!

    How do you think things have changed since 1977??

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