My cousin who is only 28, was just diagnosed yesterday with grade 4 Astrocytoma. He was born with NF 1, and has had a hard life already. He had an MRI yesterday to see if it had spread to his spine (we are waiting on those results today) I am totally devastated. We are undecided with chemo/radiation, as it seems it will only give him a couple of months more to live, but miserable months.