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Radiation for 70 yr old (glioblastomas grade 4)?

Brain Tumor | Last Active: May 26 1:23am | Replies (32)

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@kaygee77

She completed radiation and is on maintenance chemo once a month. Her follow up imaging wasn't ideal and they started her on Avastin infusions last month. She seems to be declining rather rapidly in our eyes, though the oncologist indicates the decline is slow. She is mostly incontinent and her short term memory is nearly non existent. I wish someone could just give us a road map to this awfulness... a way to mark our progress instead of staying in this weird place of half-grief.

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@kaygee77, I remember that state of half-grief and travelling without a road map. It is an awkward limbo. I found a couple of articles that may help to prepare, although they will not be specific to your mom of course:
- What can be expected as brain cancer progresses? https://www.virtualhospice.ca/en_US/Main+Site+Navigation/Home/Support/Support/Asked+and+Answered/What+to+Expect+with+Various+Illnesses/Cancer/What+can+be+expected+as+brain+cancer+progresses_.aspx
- Final weeks and days: What to expect https://www.virtualhospice.ca/en_US/Main+Site+Navigation/Home/Topics/Topics/Final+Days/Final+weeks+and+days_+What+to+expect.aspx

Do you and your family have support from a palliative care team?