I have not posted about my wife, Anne, age 72, for several months. Last June diagnosed with Glio stage 4. Had surgery July 6, followed by 30 radiations and then 72 doses of chemo with the five on 23 days off routine. She was in excellent condition prior to diagnosis as she walked daily 4-5 miles. During treatment she lost 20 pounds she didn't need to lose because she lost her taste and smell. She is fortunate that she has minimal pain during the entire process. She only had one event of nausea from the chemo.

Last week she had her third consecutive MRI with no results of tumor progression. The oncologist has taken her off chemo and MRI's will now be at 3 month intervals. About two months ago she began recovering her taste and is now eating regularly and gaining back the weight she lost.

She has brain fog which is frustrating to her. Her gait has changed along with her balance being impaired, but she can still walk ok. I need to be holding her hand when we are walking outdoors so she doesn't trip. Her energy level is also impaired. In spite of a scaled back life style we can still enjoy being together and doing many of the routine things in life like going to church, the store, out to dinner with friends. We have no guarantee how long she will be stable. Nonetheless, we thank God for the time we have together now, and for the past 10 months. Neither of us regret the choice to go thru the treatment she did.
Dan