Having glioblastoma doesn’t mean life is over. In fact, it can be viewed as an opportunity! Tara McCaughan from Northern Ireland has been living with gbm for nearly five years.
Her story shows us how human resilience and internal cognitive reshuffling can be our biggest weapon in battling such a formidable disease. But she doesn’t do it alone, her partner Stephen is her rock.
We need stories like hers! I sit down with Tara and Stephen to learn how she realigned her life after her diagnosis, and what motivates her today to see the beauty in her disease.
Tune in to listen to her story now!
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Resources from SEASON 4 Ep. 8:
Articles/blogs:
Duke Brain Tumor Center: New Therapy for Glioma Receives FDA Approval
Fierce Foundation: Grant Opportunities for Families, Apply Before October 2024
Forbes, Digital- The Science Of Gratitude: How Thankfulness Impacts Our Brains And Business,
Positive Psychology- The Neuroscience of Gratitude and Effects on the Brain,
Nature Communications- A real-world observation of patients with glioblastoma treated with a personalized peptide vaccine,
Clinical Trials:
CURRENTLY RECRUITING! Multiple sites across the US- Post-Surgical Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT) Versus GammaTile-ROADS (Radiation One and Done Study)
CURRENTLY RECRUITING! UCSF, multiple sites- TissuBlood Brain Barrier Liquid Biopsy GBM Tumors,
CURRENTLY RECRUITING! Lenox Hill/Northwell Health- Tissue autograft to bypass the blood brain barrier (BBB) in human glioblastoma multiforme,
CURRENTLY RECRUITING! UF Health – RNA-lipid Particle (RNA-LP) Vaccines for Newly Diagnosed Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas (pHGG) and Adult Glioblastoma
CURRENTLY RECRUITING! UCSF and Ivy Brain Tumor Center- H3 K27M-MUTANT DIFFUSE GLIOMA CLINICAL TRIAL
CURRENTLY RECRUITING! Ivy Brain Tumor Center- Phase 0/1 BDTX-1535 FOR RECURRENT HIGH-GRADE GLIOMA
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