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New Member- Any Guidance is Much Appreciated :)
Hello, I am joining to gain insight on behalf of my 59 year old mother who was diagnosed in February 2025 with Grade 4 Glioblastoma brain cancer. it metastasized to her lower spine. She had a craniotomy to remove as much of the brain tumor as possible, and the spine tumor is inoperable. She has completed radiation for both…
Support
Hello. I was diagnosed in August with brain cancer. Had a resection and then a reoccurrence a few weeks later. I did 6 weeks of chemo and radiation for 5 days a week. It was successful and no tumor can be seen. I'm been under close monitor but always end up in ICU hospital due t headaches and brain swelling. I recently got…
Financial assistance
hello my daughter’s boyfriend is a survivor of this type of brain cancer. I am trying to help them find financial assistance to help pay the bills. Are there help out there he could apply for?
Fever possibly delaying resumption of chemo?
My mother in law is a sixty-six-year-old woman who was diagnosed with a grade 4 glioblastoma last November. More than 95% of it was removed via surgery, the tumor is methylated, and she tolerated her initial treatment (six weeks of simultaneous radiation and temodar) well. Two weeks ago, she started her new cycle of…
Germinoma brain tumor survivor Question
I was diagnosed with a brain tumor at seventeen years old. I am thirty seven now. The tumor was erradicated with radiation and chemo. My doctors said the tumor could never return. Does anyone know what this prognosis could be based on? Can germinoa brain tumors appear twice in a person's life. What are the statistics for…
RADIATION FOR BRAIN CANCER
Hello to all of you Survivors out there! I began my blog back in 2000 with OVCA, and continued through 2006 with another bout with OVCA and in 2013 with breast cancer. This forum is invaluable for information, support and making new friends. And now I have some questions regarding my sister-in-law who is dealing with stage…
Caregiver
I am trying to find out how to be my little sisters caregiver she was diagnosed with stage four melanoma brain cancer metastatic a week after her 48 bday in November 2024 and since then she can’t work drive or be alone so I have had to quit my job and she now lives with me in my camper, and I have been told be several…
COMFORT KIT FOR RADIATION AND CHEMO PILL
Hello Everyone. Was hoping to receive some responses to my 'Radiation for Brain Cancer' post. But I understand there are a multitude of questions and difficult to help everyone. In the meantime, can anyone suggest some things for a care package for my sister-in-law? I'm a cancer survivor myself, and I'm familiar with some…
Childhood Medullablastoma
I have a 2 year old nephew that has just been diagnosed with Medullablastoma. I have been desperately trying to find an adult survivor from this cancer that was diagnosed at a very young age (under 3) and have had no luck. I am hoping that someone has some information on dealing with this cancer from this early age. Can…
Glioblastoma Stage IV Brain Cancer
Here for support and hope
I was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma brain and lungs. The tumor on my brain turned out to be 6cm or around 2.5 in. I am a SURVIVOR. Immunotherapy and radiation was my regimen. I am a blessed man and would love to share my cancer journey with you.
Glioblastoma
Want to discus alternate treatments that are not mainstream
If anyone needs help with coping
Hi, I was diagnosed with medulloblastoma back in 2009 when I was 22 years old. With surgery, radiation, and chemo I am cancer free and I am now a 37 year old, even though I'm in a wheelchair I am a relatively healthy guy. My road as many others to recovery was not easy, but necessary. I can get out and hunt, fish, and most…
Oligodendroglioma Grade2 any 5years plus durvivors?
Hello Newly diagnosed grade 2Oligodendroglioma. Idh 1. Wait and watch approach. Idh1 mutation. Anyone on here that has had no progression for 5+ years?
Help with Transportation
My sister was just diagnosed with Brain Cancer. She is unable to drive. She has to have treatments 5 times a week for 6 weeks. She lives in Jeffersonville, In. and has to go to Norton’s Brownsboro Rd cancer facility in Louisville, Ky. You can cross the new bridge which only would take 15-20 to arrive from her house. Do you…
Newly diagnosed
I’m newly diagnosed with a brain tumor. I don’t know what to expect and the idea of surgery is terrifying to me. How do I get the neurosurgeon on my case to slow down and walk me through it? Why is my doctor so impatient with my questions? How do I ask about decision making…if/when it comes time to make those calls? I’m an…
Question for my cousin diagnosed with inoperable tumor
I hope someone can help us understand what is happening to our dear Maria. She was told she has only months to live because she has brain cancer. We are beside ourselves. My aunt doesn't even know how to say the type of tumor she has! What type of tumor makes it hard to walk, hard to talk and makes a patient lose their…
Possible Causes?
I was told they don’t know what causes astrocytoma‘s. So I’ve had to develop my own ideas about what might have caused my massive grade ii astrocytoma to start growing around 2008. Here they are… living next to orange groves sprayed with roundup working on the computer 8-16 hours a day for years speaking on the cell phone…
Emotional support for 21yr old w. upcoming occipital temporal tumor surgery
Hello, my niece has a tumor on her occipital lobe causing seizures. She is scheduled for surgery the last week this month (July 2024) at MGH Brigham. MRI today indicates tumor has grown 1cm since MRI in April. She is a very level headed and mature person, and was ready to go forward with the surgery, but the latest MRI…
Sensory Seizures after brain cancer surgery
my husband had a GBM almost kill him now 2.5 years ago. He did 7 weeks chemo/radiation, they resected 80% in the hospital the day he almost died, and 1 year of TMZ. It was on the right side of his brain only. His scans have all been normal since that terrible day thank God, but he is having these random episodes of…
Waiting for scan results
I was sent to get a brain CT w/ and w/o contrast. There were many white spots on the pictures w/o Con. But then on the contrast pictures, there were several new spots that appeared . Is there any reason other than tumors that new spots would light up with the contrast? It’s been 6 days and I’m panicking at this point…
I am a Grade 3 Anaplastic Ependymoma Survivor: Survivorship Story
Hello. I learned about this group during my most recent clinic visit. I want to connect with others who have undergone or can relate to my treatment story. In 2016 I turned 18 years old. Three weeks later I was diagnosed with a Grade 3 Anaplastic Ependymoma. I had attributed 6 months worth of daily headaches to being a…
High grade brain tumor treatment side effects
Hello. My husband had a partial resection of his brain tumor and radiation 10 years ago. It was a low grade Glioma at that time. For the past 10 years we have just monitored with MRI's. Minor growth until recently. Now it is growing fast and presents as either anaplastic astrocytoma or a glioblastoma. The doctor said it…
Looking for help
My daughter and 4-year-old grandson are in Utah's Children's Hospital and I am trying to find some help for her. My 4-year-old grandson named Zane has Pinoblastoma. (sorry if I spelled it wrong.) He has just gone for his 3 surgery already. He was supposed to come home to Reno, NV. But needed another surgery. I am grandma…
42yr old sister diagnosed with Glioma
My sister was diagnosed with a glioma a few weeks ago. She had brain surgery within 2 days and all was removed. Her prognosis, as you know, is 12-18 months. I am up and I am down. Life is more precious than it even was before. I can’t fix this for her. I am so sad I burst out crying without even knowing I was going to…. I…
Glioblastoma with changing behavior
Hi all. My mother in law was diagnosed with glioblastoma back in November 2022. A few months back she started getting really confused and would call myself if her son anywhere between 30-70 times in a 8-hour period, as if she just couldn’t remember calling and speaking with us. Every week thereafter things were only…
Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma Recurrence - Starting Chemo
Hello - My 3 year old grandson was recently diagnosed with a JPA in December 2018. The surgeon was able to resect what she felt was 100% of the tumor. 10 months later, the MRI show a recurrence of the tumor and his oncologist wants to immediately put him on a chemo regimen of Carboplatin and Vincristine. We were told that…
Glioblastoma grade4
hi, I have just been reading your stories about alternative therapies. I AM a 58 year old female after a week of losing ability to use my r,hand and then arm, an MRI was done and on 11/28/16, an MRI showed a tumor about the size of a small orange, 1 week later it was resected with the surgeon saying. He got 99% of it. 2…
Glioblastoma
Experiences with glioblastoma II on radiation and temodar following surgery
Total shutdown after being pulled from steroids
Hi, my loved one was diagnosed with glioblastoma, they had surgery, went through the 6 weeks of radiation/chemo combo, and is now taking infusion once a month and chemo 5 days a month every month for six months (she is on month 2 now). This entire time she has been on steroids and recently we pulled her off, but she…

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