Hi All This was posted on the OzBrainTumour list earlier today. Progress is definitely being made and there are a lot of exciting new treatments on the...
Hi there everyone Today is Daves 2nd anniversary. Time has certinally flown. The boys and I have just been watching a DVD I made up of them with Dave when they...
Hi Everyone, My husband has just had a tumour removed from the front right side. (2wks ago),and we have just found out its a Glioblastoma IV. We are trying to...
Hi Heather, Sorry to hear about your husbands diagnosis It is a real shock isn't it ... hard to describe in words. I know I was stunned and devastated when I...
Dear Penny, So sorry to hear of Johns tumour. We wish him all the best for his op and for a speedy recovery. Its hard to believe that it has already been 2...
Hi Lynda, Thank you so much for sending through your email. We are in Auckland and are waiting to have a mtg with a cancer Society nurse. Any websites you can...
Hi Heather Here are 3 websites which I found helpful when first diagnosed: http://www.virtualtrials.com/ http://www.abta.org/ http://www.braintumor.org/ On...
Hi Heather, My husband has a brain tumor and we are in pukekohe, so if you want to talk or catch up we are more than willing to come through or whatever is...
Hi Lynda, Thanks a lot I will check them out. Regards Heather P.S: Must have been having a blonde moment when I sent the 1st email. hubby's name is Dennis. ......
Hi Heather, Sorry to hear you are joining our exclusive club. Fortunately you have come to the right site for information and very importantly, much needed...
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Hello to new members, hugs to you Penny & boys and everyone. I have been MIA for a while, lots of family & personal dramas, and feel in need for counselling...
Dear Linda, Sorry to hear you are going through a rough patch. I found it very difficult when Don stopped work. He was at home for 6 years. The demands are...
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Hi Cathy, This is the club we never thought we would be joining. Life can be incredibly strange sometimes.We have just had had a mtg with a Cancer Society...
Hi The International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA) has always worked closely with brain tumour patients and their caregivers in New Zealand, supporting local...
FYI ... From: Denis Strangman To: Newsletter 4: Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 1:04 AM Subject: IBTA E-Newsletter Dear friend of the international brain tumour...
Further to the recent doco on brain surgery on TV3 that featured 'wide awake' surgery and trial work on a vaccine. This message from braintrust.org might be of...
Hi Denis, Can you please add Darren AndersonĀ and I's name to this.Its unbelievable there are no clinical trials in Nz. I remember asking Darrens oncologist if...
Hi Hilary I have already sent the letter to the Cancer Society but will add in your names if there is a chance later. Best wishes Denis Strangman =============...
Melissa and I have learnt a lot more about the brain since reading and listening to this lady's experiences. She is a brain scientist who had a stroke,...
The following news item was received this morning. Regards John and Melissa Stronger immune response correlates with longer survival, giving researchers a new...
Hi John and Melissa Thanks for posting this. I believe Dendritic cell vaccines are one of the most promising new treatment areas for gliomas. There are several...
Hi there everyone well good news from me for a change. Johns surgery went really well with a total resection of the tumour, Although pathology hasn't come back...
Hi Kath, Cathy, Aucklanders and others, Not sure if you remember but back in April I mentioned that a friend of mine had been diagnosed with a grade II brain...
Hi Everyone, H'vnt been to the website for a while now as we had just had a horrendous week with Dennis's mun dying in a car accident. This trauma has brought...
Becs, so sorry to hear about your friend. Liam certainly seems to be coping remarkably well and I can't begin to imagine how you are coping. Big Hugs to you...
Heather, how awful for you at this time.(((((HUGS))))) My husband has a Gde 3 tumour, but as time has shown any major stresses cause him to have partial...
Thanks Linda, I have passed on your message to Paula and hopefully she will get some action soon. With regards to her radiation, I think the surgeon thinks...