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My father was diagnosed with GBM after having two seizures on New Years Eve. He lost the ability to use his right side which he slowly gained back slightly. He also had a tumor in his frontal lobe on the left side. He also had aphasia so he couldn't express his thoughts. We decided to take as much of the tumor out as possible. Unfortunately there was a finger like projection going up into his basal ganglia which the surgeon could only hollow out. They did an awake craniotomy on Jan 10th. He was able to express himself just enough to answer yes/no questions and count to 20, so they could keep him interacting during the surgery so they didn't remove anything that would limit his speech or right side movement. They did remove most of his frontal lobe though. Since the surgery, which was a success, his right side weakness is pretty amazing. Its so hard to see. He still has affasia which is more pronounced when he is tired. He had a tough time finding the right pain meds to allow him to sleep but that would still allow him to do PT and OT. His hard work allowed him to go to Rehab today. He has 15 days before he will go home. The surgeon says he doesn't expect his right side to progress past the point he was at before the surgery. This means a walker with someone bracing him. He is 64 and was very active- did a small roofing job on the most ambitiously designed play structure for his best friend- his 5 yr old grandson, my nephew, who thinks my dad is a god. My sister, who is his best advocate lives right by the hospital. i live 3000 miles away. i just came home after seeing him to the point he could go to rehab. I feel awful leaving my mom and sister to deal with so much. He starts chemo and radiation next week. He is also receiving acupuncture every other day. I highly recommend this as many hospitals will have an acupuncturist who was hospital privaleges.