Blog 101 - To those of you who are new to blogs and blogging, I wanted to give a brief overview of how to use this site. There are authors and followers. Authors are Val and Connie. Followers are all of our wonderful support system that continue to follow Bru's journey through this battle. Authors create posts, followers can read posts and comment on posts that have been created. As a follower you don't have to log in in with an account or sign in to comment. If there is a post that you are interested in commenting on, just click the comment icon below the post itself. Once you have typed your post, you must choose an account just below the text box, choose anonymous! If you are looking for all of the posts to the blog, scroll down the page and look to the right of the screen, every post is listed there by month and day. It's listed chronologically starting newest to oldest. If you want to add pictures, please email me at emtp1124@yahoo.com with a description of the picture and the caption you would like underneath it. Blogging is very similar to Facebook and other social sites, but it doesn't have the ability to post things to the blog like you do people's walls in facebook. If you are having problems viewing the blog, it may be because of settings that you have on your internet browser . You can type the URL into your smart phone browser as well and see the blog pretty well. If you want updates sent to you anytime things are updated, subscribe to the blog by email. This option is at the top of the page on the right hand side of your screen just above the picture of Bruce. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at emtp1124@yahoo.com.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

INFORMATION OVERLOAD- Here is some good stuff-jargon free to help with the details

Hi All,

Whatever you do, don't Google brain cancer, it's a world of information and sometimes it's not necessarily the best information. God forbid you Google and realize that Bruce has been abducted by aliens and is building mashed potato sculptures at the dinner table!  I have gotten together some links for you from validated sources that can help you to understand Bru's diagnosis.

Gimmie the Skinny on what the heck is going on...............

Brain Cancer Basics

American Cancer Society - Brain Cancer

Okay......I think I understand Glioblastoma......now what about all of those treatments out there......

The Treatment Goal

What the heck is a craniotomy!

Chemotherapy - Glioblastoma

Radiation Therapy - Glioblastoma

Craniotomy - Glioblastoma

Why are they putting wafers in his head?!?!?!? This is a site that explains the medication wafer that they will leave in Bru's head!

With now two Rissi boys being diagnosed with this type of cancer, all of us are thinking of our children, siblings and parents now and hoping that the genetic correlation isn't something serious. We did speak with the neurosurgeon on this, he did say as multiple family members begin to show the same history, it is typically genetic. There is hope, they are developing a vaccine for this type of cancer, read below:

A Promising New Vaccine!!!!!!

Prognosis - Here is the bottom line!

Prognosis - From the experts
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2 comments:

  1. nancy ulrichNovember 10, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Hey Bruce and Val: Bruce - normal - does not compute! Kidding of course, my thoughts and prayers with you and your family - lots of HUGS. Nancy Ulrich (Yes, I am still around, older and still no wiser!)

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  2. Kris BrownNovember 15, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    Sending lots of love, hugs & prayers your way!

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