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Brain Cancer Discussions

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Support Group/s
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My adult (44 years of age) son was diagnosed with brain cancer in March. We live in different cities and I do not have family locally. Altough, friends try to ...
607/08/06 Message Rating
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Mom's Cancer Hit The Brain Ste...
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Hello all, My mom has glioblastoma multiform stage 4. She has been having siezures and they ordered an MRI. She had the MRI. Yesterday they said the cancer had...
807/08/06 Message Rating
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my Dad
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He was diagnosed May 3, 2005 with a brain tumor. I guess we were lucky he had a seisure while driving an smashed into a telephone pole. The result was a brain...
207/07/06 Message Rating
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Pediatric Low Grade Fibrillary...
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My son Jacob age 8 has an grade 2 astrocytoma on the brain stem. He was diagnosed June 7, 2005 at 4:55 pm. He has had 2 brain surgeries. It is now inoperable...
007/07/06 Message Rating
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Updates?
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Hi guys! How's everyone doing? I worry when the posts are weak in number... I know it was a long weekend and kind of a funny week and all, but I wanted to check...
207/06/06 Message Rating
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i Seem to Have Lost my Drive.....
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My problems seem trivial in comparison to those of you who are actually suffering with cancer - but as a caregiver I feel the need to reach out to this communit...
307/04/06 Message Rating
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my Mother's Passing
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Hello, just writing to say that my mother died Saturday from Glioblastoma. She survived over 4 years after being diagnosed. She underwent a couple surgeries a...
407/04/06 Message Rating
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Glioblastoma &chemo
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Hi! I`m from Croatia. My uncle has inoperable glioblastoma, grade IV, big 6x7 cm. He recieved radiation treatment, and two circles of chemotherapy. But the doc...
207/02/06 Message Rating
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Avastin
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My father was diagnosed with a GBM on 18 April 2005 after his initial surgery of what was thought to be a seconday tumor. Doctors only removed 60% of a 1.5 inc...
006/28/06 Message Rating
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Paranoia and Gbm
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Hi – I’ve been part of this forum for quite a few months and once again would like to ask you for advice. My dad (68) diagnosed with GBM 4 in Dec 05 has been ex...
206/28/06 Message Rating
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Mom With Gbm
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My mother was diagnosed with Stage IV glio. She has failed a trial at Duke, due to low WBC, and platelet counts. She entered the hospital due to hypotension and...
406/27/06 Message Rating
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Where's my Message!?
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hi everyone. where is my message about 'new yorkers'? i can't find it... revi
006/27/06 Message Rating
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Left Hemiplegia
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Has anyone had any experience with this? OR has anyone suffered weakness so severe that you could barely walk? My mother has been so weak on her left side; tota...
106/26/06 Message Rating
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my Mother Fell Again!
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I'm really pissed off! My mother fell again. She was trying to walk with a cake and put it back in the frige when she tripped. Again on her knees, the same way ...
106/24/06 Message Rating
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Astrocytoma - Help!
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I am a 26/F and was diagnosed with an inoperable astrocytoma. My parents are not supportive but I do have a "stand in mom" who is great. I am not ready to tal...
206/23/06 Message Rating
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Avastin (yes, Again)
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Hello All. Listen, I need more avastin info. I went on their site and it says that side effects CAN be what my mother's been having: I took this from Yahoo! (s...
506/23/06 Message Rating
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Long Overdue Update.
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Hello. Some of you may remember the situation my mother had with Gbm. She was diagnosed back in January of 2005 where she immmediately uderwent surgery to hopef...
006/23/06 Message Rating
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Here's Marmie
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Hi everyone, I apologize for not posting for so long. Due to my husband's illness, we are in the process of selling our business, and I am also working as a co...
306/23/06 Message Rating
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Second Opinions - The Good and...
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Just a story about grown children (GC) trying to help their Mother and her Brain Cancer. My Mother's hospital suggested a second surgery to remove the recurren...
106/23/06 Message Rating
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Mom's 2nd Surgery For Gbm in R...
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Hello Everyone! Just an update, my mother decided, even after a second opinion, to have brain surgery on her recurrent tumor in her Right Temporal Lobe. I am ...
106/23/06 Message Rating
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Where's Marmie ??
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Has anyone heard from Marmie (Patti) I keep scanning the pages hoping for news from her..... Just want you to Know Your in my thoughts. Dan 51yrs diag. GBM...
006/23/06 Message Rating
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my Son Has Pontine Glioma
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my name is sindi and this is my first time here. i guess i am not sure what i am doing here , but maybe some of you will know. over christmas holidays 2005 my s...
206/22/06 Message Rating
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Financial Assistance
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Does anyone know of organizations that give financial assistance to cancer patients and their families? My husband has been fighting his cancer for 8 years and ...
106/22/06 Message Rating
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we Had a Miracle!!!
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HI EVERYONE! WE HAD A MIRACLE!!!!!!!!!!! TURNS OUT MY MOTHER'S MRI SCAN LOOKS BETTER THAN BEFORE AND THE NEW CHEMO SEEMS TO BE WORKING!!!!!!!!!!! ONLY AFTER 1 T...
206/22/06 Message Rating
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Alleyal2u
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Hi Alison, I saw your post to me, but thought we could start a different thread since Revi's going through a lot right now and her needs have changed. (Meanin...
106/22/06 Message Rating
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