Hi Susan,

Like everyone else I am so terribly sorry that you have had to join our group. 

My husband Matt was diagnosed with an Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma in October of 2002 when our son was 2 and our daughter just 8 weeks old.  He fought a very tough battle but after two surgeries (two years apart) radiation and a few rounds of chemotherapy he passed away peacefully at Mary Potter Hospice in May 2006.  He was 34 years old.  I along with most people in this group went straight to the internet after initial diagnosis and sought as much information as I could lay my hands on.  Most of it, as you have probably discovered, does not make for pretty reading, however if you look hard enough there are long term survivors of this terrible disease.  Somewhere along the line there have to be people who make up that statistic of survival, so there is no reason why this cannot be your husband.

My advice to you regarding your children is to be honest with them.  They will throughout the treatment overhear things being said and you will be amazed at how much they pick up.  Call on the Cancer Society and they will help you guide them through this, they have a lot of good resources that may be useful. 

Everyone here is just at the end of the computer so please feel free to ask any questions and one if not all of us will jump on and try to help out!  Know you are not alone on this journey.

Becs Todd