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Cancer Support

ChazII

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6. He has no pain

Reply to ChazII (Original post)

Sat Feb 8, 2020, 03:20 PM

Feb 2020

and for that we are thankful. Because it is in his thalamus he is losing life skills like swallowing and control of his left side. The tumor is on the right side of the thalamus. He did wonderful for the first 3 months but then he got hydrocephalus and that took everything.

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Glioblastoma brain tumor [View all] ChazII Feb 2020 OP

My prayers are with you and your son. wendyb-NC Feb 2020 #1

((Chaz)) blm Feb 2020 #2

(((Hugs))) MelissaB Feb 2020 #3

Hugs and prayers! lark Feb 2020 #4

I am so sorry. murielm99 Feb 2020 #5

He has no pain ChazII Feb 2020 #6

I'm so, so sorry! wackadoo wabbit Feb 2020 #7

We did try keto ChazII Feb 2020 #8

Yes, keto can be *very* hard to tolerate wackadoo wabbit Feb 2020 #9

Barrow is a wonderful place ChazII Feb 2020 #10

Tumor has shrunk! ChazII Feb 2020 #11