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Day three of hospice
- By Kbleyle · New reply May 20, 2013
- Discussion in Grief and loss · 25 replies
- It isn't the GBM that is killing my husband. He has MRSA that won't respond to antibiotics because of his PICC line. He weakened enough to fail the swallow test in the hospital. I feel so guilty in choosing ...
ABTA Headlines Newsletter
- By ABTA_Jillann · Posted May 20, 2013
- Discussion in Living with a brain tumor · 0 replies
- The Spring/Summer issue of Headlines is now available for download at www.abta.org ABTA_Jillann Connections Support Community Group Leader ...
Lost.....
- By Mikee480 · New reply May 20, 2013
- Discussion in Living with a brain tumor · 12 replies
- Does anyone else feel lost like me? I have a grade 2 olig since 2010 and the Doctors have decided not to operate, just watch and wait method. They also told me i have only 10 years to live...roughly ...
Brain Tumor News May 20, 2013
- By ABTA_Jillann · Posted May 20, 2013
- Discussion in In the news · 0 replies
- *Bright Ideas Fundraiser for the American Brain Tumor Association http://lakeelsinore-wildomar.patch.com/g roups/events/p/bright-ideas-fundraiser-f or-the-american-brain-tumor-association *American Brain ...
Personal Inquiry Please Enlighten
- By cd007 · New reply May 20, 2013
- Discussion in Living with a brain tumor · 9 replies
- I am 35 years old and am blessed with a wonderful husband and 3 year old son. Recently my son has been asking mommy and daddy for a sister. This thought has also been on my mind as well for the last year ...
ANOTHER MRI
- By briggs · New reply May 20, 2013
- Discussion in Living with a brain tumor · 24 replies
- It is that time again for my husband to have his MRI. It is every two months,and I ask for prayers that the new growth has shrunk. He is on Temodar,now for 6 months. This is the second time around,and ...
Happy Mother's Day
- By ABTA_Jillann · New reply May 19, 2013
- Discussion in Just for fun · 1 reply
- “Blessed be all mothers Who have come into our lives Whose kindness, care and loving Remain with us to guide. Your inspiration in us Made us strive in every way Especially to remember Helping others makes ...
Weird Incident yesterday morning
- By melm1965 · New reply May 19, 2013
- Discussion in Living with a brain tumor · 7 replies
- Had the windows open early and music on; walked around the corner and felt "faint"...the next thing I know I am on the couch, splayed out with drool down my neck. I remember trying to call my husband ...
Five million
- By Brian · New reply May 18, 2013
- Journal · 205 replies
- Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...
Any information on a ganglioglioma tumor
- By tottenham · New reply May 17, 2013
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 5 replies
- Can anyone give me any information on this type of tumor. My daughter, age 42, started collapsing and was taken to Queens Square National hospital in London. They could only remove 50% of the tumor. She ...
Spokane BT5K
- By ABTA_Jillann · Posted May 17, 2013
- Discussion in ABTA events · 0 replies
- It's not too late. You can register for our Spokane BT5K on May 18 on site. Visit www.bt5k.org today to print off a registration form or to find out more information about the event. ABTA_Jillann Connections ...
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
- By ABTA_Jillann · Posted May 17, 2013
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 0 replies
- For every 100,000 people living in the U.S., approximately 221 are living with a brain tumor. SHARE this information with others and help spread Bright Ideas during Brain Tumor Awareness Month! ABTA_Jillann ...
Swelling of feet
- By oh2btan · New reply May 17, 2013
- Discussion in Treatments · 8 replies
- My wife stopped chemo last month and now on timed release keppra as of a few weeks ago and her feet are swelling. She takes a duretic and not helping relieve the water. Any thoughts ...
Meningioma
- By serrittia · New reply May 16, 2013
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 46 replies
- I have a friend just diagnosed with a meninigoma it is in a very bad area pressing in optic nerve e and sitting on carotid artery Anyone have anything similar Anyone have surgery by Dr Eisenberg at university ...
immunotherapy / vaccines
- By Mike1945 · New reply May 16, 2013
- Discussion in Treatments · 6 replies
- Would be grateful for info about immunological / vaccine approaches to treatment of GBM. Had a right temporal tumor resected mid-March. Follow up MRI due in mid June. Decided not to proceed with post-surgical ...
Oligodemgroglioma 2 to GBM 4
- By Mamike · New reply May 15, 2013
- Journal · 3 replies
- I was diagnosed in June 2011 with a grade 2 Oligo in my left frontal lobe after a seizure. Had surgery at Emory, 100% resection. Was referred to Duke where I was placed onto a watch and monitor program ...
ABTA May E-News
- By ABTA_Jillann · Posted May 15, 2013
- Discussion in In the news · 0 replies
- ABTA monthly E-News is available to read at: http://hope.abta.org/site/MessageViewer? em_id=24121.0&dlv_id=32321 Subscribe to receive next months E-News delivered right to your inbox at: http://hope.abta.org/site/UserLogin?NEXT ...
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
- By ABTA_Jillann · Posted May 15, 2013
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 0 replies
- There are 120 types of brain tumors – which is why there is no one answer. But there is one leading resource, the ABTA. Share our information with anyone who may have been touched by this disease. We ...
Brain Tumor Cocktail concocted by a consortium of 28 researchers!!
- By Scottttt · New reply May 15, 2013
- Discussion in Treatments · 9 replies
- Ben Williams beat his GBM 17 years ago and wrote a book about his approach using a brain tumor cocktail of off label drugs. An international consortium of 28 brain tumor researchers have crafted a carefully ...
Allergic to temodar
- By careg · New reply May 15, 2013
- Discussion in Living with a brain tumor · 2 replies
- Sics help ...
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