Marcia Gruber-Page - Böcker

Finding the way forward after a diagnosis of GlioblastomaA must-read guide for you and your loved ones on this journeyGlioblastoma. The word is intimidating, scary, confusing, and instantly will make you feel helpless. Multiple doctor appointments, strange medical terms, difficult decisions, confusing terminology, and confusing technology all combine to frighten you and make you wonder how you’ll ever navigate this impossible new world and still feel like you’re doing everything possible for your own health or the health of your loved one. This book is designed to clear the fog of Glioblastoma. To help you as the patient and your loved ones understand the diagnosis in plain, comfortable language. To help understand the pluses and minuses of the treatment options. To help make sense of all the testing. To help you understand what to expect at important junctions during treatment. To give you the information you need to make crucial decisions about your care. In this book, Dr. Gruber uses his fifteen-plus years of knowledge, experience, and training as a Board - Certified Neurosurgeon to guide and shepherd Glioblastoma patients and their loved ones through this difficult diagnosis.

Help in clearing the fog of Glioblastoma and High-Grade GliomaA diagnosis of any type of cancer is frightening, and the journey through diagnosis and treatment is complex and often confusing. A Glioblastoma diagnosis can be particularly challenging, as the brain is the “control center” for our bodies. This workbook, a guide for managing your care, is a companion to the book to help you track, manage, understand, and communicate the information that is important for you to progress through your medical care. The pages in the guide walk you step-by-step through the care journey, providing an easy way for you to list and organize your doctor and test appointments, treatment schedules, and dates of surgery and procedures. There is also a list of possible side effects for you to track and date, if they occur. One of the disheartening side effects of learning that you have cancer is the feeling that your life is spinning out of control and that the cancer is in charge. This guide can give you back some of that control.