#glioblastoma

I’m out to leave a legacy for them and to hopefully improve the world for my brain tumor community.

End Game depicts visionary medical providers who practice on the cutting edge of life and death, changing the way we think about both.

Trust, family, community, cooperation, resiliency, embracing absurdity, and pursuing goals are touchstones of a meaningful life.

When I manage to capture the experience shared by so many others, I am reminded of my strengths and the privilege I have to raise my voice.

If you are facing your own experience of illness or are affected by those who are, this post may shine a light on these challenges.

“We have reason to hope that the basic principle could help glioblastoma patients. The next step is to work on a clinical trial to test it.”

The problem with this attitude is that if anything goes—if everything is permissible—then nothing matters.

A Phase II trial tested SurVaxM in combination with standard therapy for the aggressive brain cancer.

For this year’s annual gala, Make the Magic 2019, I was invited to share our family’s story. Thank you, CK at BSU, for your love and care.

The vaccine, based on an individual’s own tumor cells, improved survival time and proved safe in an early-stage trial.

Join us Sunday, April 28, 2019, to raise money, awareness, and connectedness with and for the National Brain Tumor Society!

A new breed of patient advocate is reshaping the future of cancer research.

Adam Hayden is a 36-year-old philosopher, advocate and writer who lives in Indianapolis with his wife and three sons.

I recognize that I feel powerless. Without claiming too much, I imagine my spouse to feel powerless, too.

“More of these studies are needed to make progress in…precision, or personalized, medicine,” said NCI’s Konstantin Salnikow, PhD.

During treatments, Tim Reagan says it was hard to get up each day to walk his dog, Brady. But getting up and out was exactly what he needed.