thank you for this!! i have been going through a rollercoaster of emotions and anxiety since my DH's seizure on May 1, and his new (yesterday) diagnosis of anaplastic astrocytoma, grade 3. this comes just a couple of years after my own successful treatment for NH lymphoma, large diffuse B-cell type. whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and i know from my own experriences in the cancer warrior community that hearing about other people's successful outcomes is really really REALLY helpful. i am having to deal with all the financial things that he always did, as he is pretty aphasic (it comes & goes, but usually he can make hinself understood most of the time), and his memory is patchy. for example, he doesn't rmember any of his computer passwords, which makes paying bills online a real adventure. :P but the main thing is that i want him around for more than two years. i am envisioning a future where we are both healthy and living in our house in Portland, OR, which we bought this year, growing roses and vegies. hold that thought. i realize that it's all about the moment, and appreciating the moment for what it is, rather than horribilizing about what the future may bring. he will go through both chemotherapy and radiation, and i know (kinda) what to expect in terms of his abilities to do anything (i lay on the couch pretty much for 6 months while i was doing chemo), but once that shamanic experience is over, i really have no idea what to expect. his tumors, Cheech and Chong, are right on the angular gyrus, and his speech and memory are afffected. the neurosurgeon who did the brain biopsy tells us that C&C are inoperable. so chemo and radiation it is... we have tons of emotional support from friends & family. it's just very useful to me to hear froom other people who are going through the same thing, or similar.
thanks,
vw