Hello @IndianaScott ,
thank you for sharing this difficult moment of your life. I have a GBM WHO 4, diagnosed last fall. Statistically, I should be dead right now. The timing of the diagnosis was a real crisis for my family. We all cried a lot. I made all my papers, wills, funerary arrangements, selection of music and photos to make life easier for my husband lover and my adult daughters for whom my situation is so difficult. You touched me by admitting that your wife's actions had relieved you. It was my desire and now that everything is settled, I feel relieved to have taken care of those I love.
I am 53 years old. I do not want to die but I want to be realistic. Luckily, I think the doctors were wrong about me. They are often wrong. Brain cancer is still very poorly understood. I refused treatments that would have diminished me. I only do chemotherapy that I support pretty well. All that to say that you are right, each case is particular. Each person reacts with his story, his needs. There is no rule. It's good to doubt and keep a small glimmer of hope. No one knows the future. Good luck to all, sick and accompanying.