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In 2024– Don’t Forget to Keep Moving and Live Without Regrets

December 31, 2023 By Sandra Bornstein

For 49 years, I was fortunate to welcome the New Year with my beloved husband, Ira Z"L (1954-2023). In the early years, we celebrated quietly at home. Later on, we would travel during winter break or enjoy the family tradition of skiing at Keystone Resort on New Year's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Attitude, Family, Glioblastoma, Lifestyle, Resources & Tips, Staying Active Tagged With: 100 Things to Do in Boulder Before You Die, anticipatory grief, Bergman Bowl at Keystone Resort, glioblastoma, grieving process, Jerusalem Israel, Keystone Resort, may 2024 be the best year of your life, skiing New Year's Day, Uniworld The River Empress, Vista Verde Ranch

How Skiing and Travel Have Enriched Ira’s Glioblastoma Journey

December 6, 2022 By Sandra Bornstein

“When we learn how to become resilient, we learn how to embrace the beautifully broad spectrum of the human experience.” ― Jaeda Dewalt Yesterday, Ira and I experienced our first 2022-2023 ski day at Keystone Resort. For most people on the slopes it was an average overcast … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Glioblastoma, Staying Active Tagged With: embracing life after cancer diagnosis, Jaeda Dewalt, Keystone Resort, Michael Altshuler, positivity and cancer, skiing at Keystone, skiing with glioblastoma

Reflecting on 2022 Colorado Brain Tumor Walk & Race

September 18, 2022 By Sandra Bornstein

Yesterday (September 17, 2022), our family participated in the Colorado Brain Tumor Walk and Race at Denver’s Sloan Lake. After learning about the annual event, I asked our four sons (Josh, Adam, Aaron, and Jordan) and their wives (Rachael, Rachel, Candice, and Kayla) if they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adapting to Glio, Glioblastoma, Mindset, Staying Active Tagged With: brain tumors, coping with glioblastoma, creating an active lifestyle with glioblastoma, EmbraceLifeDefeatGlio, glioblastoma research, National Brain Tumor Society, raise money for brain cancer research

Reflecting on Glioblastoma (GBM) Awareness Day—July 20, 2022

July 20, 2022 By Sandra Bornstein

Sandy and Ira Bornstein in Iceland July 2022

A year ago, when I wrote about Glioblastoma Awareness Day (#GBMDay), Ira and I were extremely grateful that we were reaching the one-year anniversary of Ira’s glioblastoma diagnosis without any recurrence of his right temporal lobe tumor. As we approach the two-year anniversary, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adapting to Glio, Glioblastoma, Living With Optune, Mindset, Staying Active, Traveling Tagged With: 100 Things to Do in Boulder Before You Die, Azamara Pursuit, Beth Wedlake, Celebrity Apex, Civana Wellness Resort & Spa, Copper Mountain Resort, GBMDay, Iceland, Israel My Way, Jewish festival of Sukkot, JW Marriott Scottsdale, Keystone Resort, Novocure, Optune, Professor Palti, Silversea Cruises, skiing in Summit County, University of Colorado Football

The Benefits of Exercise for Glioblastoma Patients

October 2, 2021 By Sandra Bornstein

Ira Bornstein Taking Control

Prior to Ira’s glioblastoma (GBM) diagnosis in July 2020, our weeks were filled with indoor and outdoor activities. Fortunately, neither the craniotomy nor the chemo/radiation treatments have impacted Ira’s ability to perform traditional exercises like walking and strength … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Glioblastoma, Staying Active Tagged With: active lifestyle and glioblastoma, being active with Optune device, clinical trials focusing on exercise and GBM, creating an active lifestyle with glioblastoma, daily walking, glioblastoma research, Kelly A Turner, motivation to stay active, positive effects of exercise, Radical Remission, walking and cancer, wearing an Optune device

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