Stories

10-13: A Call for Help in the Fight Against Glioblastoma I think Harry initially joined the NYPD because he did not care for college and thought it would be a good way to make a living. True to his life philosophy, he made a choice and never looked back. Fortunately for him, Harry loved the job and was good at it. He was a protector […] August 27, 2024

He Never Asked, “Why Me?” In July 2022, we heard the words a couple never wanted to hear. Mike had brain cancer. And not just any brain cancer — glioblastoma — the most aggressive, always terminal type. We were faced with an onslaught of information, and surgery would occur within days and treatment within weeks. Even with a successful surgery, […] June 30, 2024

Jeff Darragh’s Life I will be wearing gray in May to bring about awareness of my husband’s tragic encounter with glioblastoma. My husband’s brain tumor and the following diagnosis of glioblastoma came as a complete surprise as there were little to no symptoms whatsoever. One day, my husband just said he couldn’t type what he was trying to […] May 21, 2024

Seizureversary November 26, 2023, is our seizureversary — the one-year anniversary of Clint’s grand mal seizure. One minute we were minding our own business, watching The Sopranos, and the next we were heading to Seton in an ambulance. A week-long hospital stay and a biopsy later, we got the diagnosis: glioblastoma. It felt like we were […] March 21, 2024

GBM Patient Currently Under Hospice Care I was diagnosed with a brain tumor in May 2022 after arriving at the Northwest Hospital ER with headaches, nausea, and vomiting. I had a partial resection a week later, and several weeks after surgery, I received the final biopsy results. The diagnosis was glioblastoma multiforme with mutations MGMT unmethylated, IDH wild-type. These results are […] March 21, 2024