This is kind of hard for me!
I originally started this for myself and then let you in on my “dirty little secret”. I guess I didn’t want to go the whole hog alone and was frustrated and scared and whatnot. Your encouragement means the world to me!
So, anyways, the blob has been identified. It’s called a glioblastoma multiforme and it appears to be one of the more aggressive tumours around. There’s no telling yet if and how it will regrow or react to chemo- or radiotherapy. The odds are lousy, but then according to Wikipedia “approximately one in 5,000 glioblastoma patients survive for decades”.
I guess it’s all down to a mindgame now and how to beat the odds.
I’ll post more in the coming days, but tonight I’ll spend some time with my family (and might quite possibly get a bit drunk too)
Cheerio,
Tom
Wow, this sounds way too gloomy!
On the upside, I’m feeling great, no pain, eyesight slowly coming back…
The whole thing is just too unreal, too abstract.
Hi Tom,
This is shocking a surreal news.
My heart goes out to you and your family.
Gruss
Brendan
Dear Tom,
Just read the news. I am stunned and can hardly believe it.
Why?????
Our thoughts and feelings are with you, Milena and the girls.
We’ll get in touch soon.
Love from us all, Denise
Stay cheerful, keep laughing, and for god’s sake, drink a few beers!
my son ben’s friend and classmate joel norras (age 13) had surgery last night to remove his brain tumor. the surgery was supposed to have lasted 7 hours, but instead lasted 12…one of the risks of the surgery was that joel wouldn’t be able to speak again because the tumor was located within the part of the brain involved with speech — however, this morning ben had a telephone conversation with him and though “kinda out of it,” according to ben, he spoke!!! thank goodness for small miracles, right?
thinking of you
(and joel!)
kim, robbie & ben
Kim, my thoughts are with the Norras family and I’m glad it all went well! Life’s a precious fabric and small miracles help a long way…