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TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 15, 2009
  • Journal · 28 replies
  • Sometimes the most powerful message each of us can share is our personal story -- our own experience. With upcoming healthcare legislation pending, one way we can be advocates is to share these stories ...

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TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted June 10, 2009
  • Journal · 32 replies
  • We're happy to announce that you can now stay in touch with what's happening at Inspire by following us on both Twitter and Facebook. While Inspire communities are still the best places to connect with ...

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Rickbt
  • By Rickbt · Posted June 4, 2009
  • Journal · 8 replies
  • i was diagnosed last week with mid brain low grade tumor. it was picked up on an mri for a different reason. biopsie was not reccommended due to high risk. at this point i am schedualed to have another ...

Guestbooks are now live!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...

Guestbooks - An exciting addition to Inspire

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted May 20, 2009
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • Hello everyone, We're writing to let you know about a great new feature we'll be adding to Inspire in the very near future: guestbooks. This is a feature that many of you have requested, and we're very ...

kcneongirl

kcneongirl
  • By kcneongirl · Posted April 16, 2009
  • Discussion in Caregiver corner · 3 replies
  • wow like living a nightmare, my only sister is dying of brain cancer, and my brother in law wont let me see her. he wanted me to take care of her so he could work i could not i am a disabled person who ...

Inspiration for Today and Forever....

BJsHere
  • By BJsHere · Posted April 14, 2009
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • I don't care if you lick windows, take the special bus or occasionally pee on yourself. You hang in there sunshine, you're special. Every sixty seconds you spend angry, upset or mad, is a full minute ...

Conception while boyfriend is on Temador

KY_girl
  • By KY_girl · Posted February 16, 2009
  • Discussion in Caregiver corner · 1 reply
  • Hi, I googled support groups because I have no idea where to turn. My boyfriend has a brain tumor and has been on the drug Temador for 11 months. I was told since I was 15 years old (I'm now 33) that ...

3 yrs. and counting

rspu48
  • By rspu48 · Posted February 3, 2009
  • Journal · 17 replies
  • My name is Robin and I am a 3 yr. survivor of a stage 4 glioblastoma multiforme. My last MRI was Jan. 09 which showed no recurrence of the tumor. I have spent 3 yrs. at home recovering not only from a ...

My Family & I

trinacly
  • By trinacly · Posted January 18, 2009
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • I wasn't sure where to post this as I am still pretty new to this site. I am the mother of 3 wonderful boys and have been with my S.O. for over 10 years now. The reason I came to this site is that my ...

Always get a 2nd opinion!

TheRealMe
  • By TheRealMe · Posted January 6, 2009
  • Discussion in Treatments · 0 replies
  • My mom was diagnosed with a Glioblastoma Multiforme in early September and the surgeon who did the biopsy basically closed it up and suggested we should all gather for the holidays. Hint, hint - she's ...

Physical Therapy

Rock44
  • By Rock44 · Posted January 3, 2009
  • Journal · 14 replies
  • I am looking for a starting point to get myself strong again. I have been doing nothing for over a year except for short walks. My body is just in so much pain, Im afraid to start PT but I know I need ...

The journey begins

Rock44
  • By Rock44 · Posted June 13, 2008
  • Journal · 14 replies
  • I am telling you, I NEVER would have thought that I would be where I am right now at age 42. But the fact is, I am. What am I gonna do about it? I can cover my eyes and pretend like its not happening ...

How long for Chemo Recovery?

Lung-BrainCancer1
  • By Lung-BrainCancer1 · Posted March 27, 2008
  • Discussion in Living with a brain tumor · 0 replies
  • My wife started chemo last Friday after completing whole brain radiation. The two chemo drugs are carboplatin and gemzar. Adverse reactions so far are sores in mouth, nausea and fatigue. Does anyone else ...

Welcome from TeamInspire!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · Posted March 13, 2008
  • Journal · 35 replies
  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

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