This page was last modified on Saturday, February 06, 2010 08:53:18 PM
HAPPY HOUR!
Ted is doing great. The photo below was taken on Feb. 6, 2010. It was 3 years and 8 months after diagnosis. I am on the left. Ted is next to me and next to him is Jennifer, a 2 and a half year survivor of a GBM. Her husband Chris is next to her. She's got the same great attitude as Ted!
To see our original website with photos and information about surgery, radiation and chemo go to: http://glioblastomamultiforme.googlepages.com/gbm
This site is to give hope to those newly diagnosed with a GBM. My husband Ted was diagnosed in May of 2006. After seeing only horribly depressing websites about GBMs, I decided we should create our own site to give people hope. I update Ted's MRI results immediately upon hearing the news. Check the Health Update for the latest.
On a recent visit to The Brain Tumor Center in San Francisco, the doctor told us that cancer should NOW be looked at as a chronic illness that can be treated instead of naturally assuming that everyone is doomed as soon as they get the diagnosis. I appreciated the attitude!
The picture below was taken over 2.5 years past diagnosis, Feb. 13, 2009. Ted and I have made walking a significant part of his recovery. Keeping a positive attitude and being physically active have played a big role in how both of us our staying strong. Of course the love and companionship of our dogs has helped a lot too! Our families have been very supportive as well.
We keep walking and meeting new people with brain cancer all the time. It would appear that there are a lot more people out there still staying strong and living with GBMs.
Photo below taken on Ted's 56th birthday. Feb. 13, 2009
Our athletic trainers are pictured below. Morgan (big dog), and Silvi (aka Sliver)
Here's Jennifer! Jennifer is another GBM patient going strong in our community. We recently met her and her husband for brunch at their favorite hangout. She has kindly offered her email address out for anyone interested in speaking to another GBM patient. She looked healthy and fantastic and is doing well. She would be a great person to talk to if you want a female perspective on living with brain cancer. This photo was taken Jan., 2009 a little over a year past her diagnosis.
Latest update from Jen. She's doing great!
The highlights this year have been traveling with my family to Hawaii and cruising to Alaska for my birthday. We vacationed at the Oregon Coast for a week this summer, again with my whole family, and I had an amazing garden which is a great source of joy. My husband and I just celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary and my 2 year anniversary of living with GBM. I give thanks every day for this time with friends and family and feel less like a cancer patient and more like a cancer survivor. My last MRI on 9/10/09 was stable.
I will have MRI's and see my oncologist every 3 months.
Jen