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Alaska cruise
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Hey there everyone I would like to say that Jeff is doing really good and we are leaving tomorrow morning to go the beach. But What im really needed to know is ...
307/03/09 Message Rating
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Dad a little more lucid, how t...
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Dad is hanging in there. He just finished his 4th cycle of the saha / velcade clinical trial.  He gets his next mri 7/9 and then we see the dr 7/10.  ...
007/03/09 Message Rating
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Gina
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Hi Everyone,I wanted to ask everyone to pray for Gina today.  She started throwing up yesterday really badly three times during the day.  She is not e...
107/03/09 Message Rating
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Need Any Positive Stories
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I don't often write, but read nearly everyday.  We've tried to remain hopeful during these 8 months since my husband was first diagnosed with a gbm...
707/02/09 Message Rating
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brain swelling but, no sign of...
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Hello everyone,I've been a lilttle scared lately for my mother Kathleen.  She suddenly had trouble speaking and finding her words.  She is so frus...
607/01/09 Message Rating
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My husband has pasted
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Hi all,On June 28th, my husband Rocco has passed.  We were suppose to bring him home this week from rehab, the night before he was excited about his progre...
707/01/09 Message Rating
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GBM + CMV = ?
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Has anyone else read this article?   I just found out in a "BTW" conversation with my mother that she has been on and off of Valtrex for the...
606/30/09 Message Rating
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need help with dramatic change
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Hi All, My mom was dx GBM 11/07. Had full resection and rad/temodar until recurrence 10/08. Since she's been on avastin/cpt11. Has been in a wheelchair...
806/30/09 Message Rating
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how much time to test a tumor?
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my 20yr old son had a tumor removed from his cerebellum exactly 2 weeks ago. they got most of it out without going into sensitive brain tissue. the tumor was se...
406/30/09 Message Rating
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GBM IV - need support
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My brother in law was dignosed with a Stage IV GBM in April 2009. He is only 29. He is engaged to be married in December and just had his first baby May 31, 200...
506/30/09 Message Rating
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treatment and supplements
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Hello to all of my friends @ cancercompass. I've posted a few times before and have a father who was dx 11/08 with gbm stage 4. It's going on 8 months a...
606/30/09 Message Rating
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CHILD ABUSE LINKED TO CANCER
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Anyone else experience this? Just wondering. 
406/29/09 Message Rating
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Can IV Decadron pre-med make I...
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My daughter gets a pre-med of IV Decadron prior to getting her Avastin/Irinotecan meds.  This was primarily introduced to help with her nausea.  She o...
206/29/09 Message Rating
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Mini strokes
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Can anyone tell me if they or their diagnosed loved one has had experiences with mini strokes and GBM?  My 68 yr old mother was dx Jan 08 and has had surge...
206/29/09 Message Rating
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problems with walking and fati...
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Hello Again:It has been a long time since I have posted a word.  My husband was dx in Aug. 2008 at which time I took him to the ER thinking he had a stroke...
806/29/09 Message Rating
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home free
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My husband has had clear MRIs for 29 months and counting.  He is not the guy he was before, he is always mad and and hurtful to everyone, but we brush it o...
406/28/09 Message Rating
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Avastin only if you're an outp...
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(cross post from Insurance board) Hi everyone, my husband is currently in very bad situation. Brain stem tumor recurrence, progressing with more enhancement and...
906/28/09 Message Rating
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GBM
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I visit several web sites trying to gather information on GBM.  My mother is 77 and had a large GBM removed in March she has done her radiation at johns Ho...
506/28/09 Message Rating
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Help Question
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HiHow long can a tumor grow in someone's brain before they pass?  Is there a certain time limit.  (With no Chemo or treatment)?My sister has three...
1406/28/09 Message Rating
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2nd Stable MRI...
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I just wanted to share that my father, age 60 dx. 12/08, completed  radiation,  and still taking temador (120 mg pr day). We got the results of his se...
206/27/09 Message Rating
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goodbye mommy
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hello everyone well its been 6months and as a caregiver and a loving daughter i must say the battle is over my mom pass away june 27 at 3am. i want to thank eve...
806/27/09 Message Rating
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to those that have lost loved ...
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My 14 year old son is on hospice. To those of you that have lost loved ones, is this something I will be able to handle at home? I've heard of peaceful deat...
906/27/09 Message Rating
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tumor testing?
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I would like to know how many people on this sight have had their tumor tissue tested for chemo sensitivity?  How do Drs. know what to use? Donna wife of R...
506/27/09 Message Rating
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spousal tumors
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I was wondering if any of you guys have heard of GBMs showing up in spoues?  My brother-in-law was dx in 4/09 with L posterior temporal lobe GBM, and this ...
406/27/09 Message Rating
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astrocytoma
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Dear sir,My father is suffering from Astrcytoma as per pathalogy reportsWe came to know when my daddys balance was going while walking we went a Neurlogist...
206/27/09 Message Rating
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