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Recapping 2021: Living with Ira’s Glioblastoma and Thriving

December 29, 2021 By Sandra Bornstein

SBornstein Captiva Island Beach in Florida

Last year when I sat down in late December to write my recap story, I sincerely hoped that the pandemic restrictions and concerns would diminish over time. I was sorting out the best approaches to addressing Ira’s glioblastoma diagnosis and how we could adhere to COVID mandates … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adapting to Glio, Attitude, Glioblastoma, Lifestyle Tagged With: active lifestyle and glioblastoma, Captiva Island, Civana Wellness Resort & Spa, coping with glioblastoma, creating an active lifestyle with glioblastoma, glioblastoma and hernia repair surgery, Grand Hyatt Vail, Kauai, Keystone Colorado, NATJA, South Seas Plantation, Vista Verde Ranch

The Biology of Belief and Glioblastoma

October 25, 2021 By Sandra Bornstein

People who beat the odds of an incurable disease and survive longer than anticipated tend to forge a unique pathway to their wellness. While their journeys use different methods, the survivors opt for a course of action that refuses to accept the doctor’s dire diagnosis. To gain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adapting to Glio, Glioblastoma, Mindset, Resources & Tips Tagged With: coping with glioblastoma, coping with glioblastoma diagnosis, coping with incurable cancer, epigenetic and cancer, Girl with Red Hat, how to beat the odds, Keegan Houser, Kelly A Turner, Michael Shannon, mindset and cancer, New biology, Optune treatment for glioblastoma, placebo effect, PSYCH-K, Radical Remission, Robert Williams

Cancer Cookbooks and Glioblastoma

September 13, 2021 By Sandra Bornstein

Health is like money. We never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.  Josh Billings. When faced with a glioblastoma diagnosis, it is essential to keep the body as strong as possible so it can effectively recover from the standard of care protocol— brain surgery, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Eating, Glioblastoma, Resources & Tips Tagged With: cancer and diet, coping with glioblastoma, diet and cancer, Eat to Beat Disease, eating healthy, embracing life after cancer diagnosis, healthy choices, mindset and cancer, nutrient dense diet and glioblastoma, sugar and cancer

Eat to Beat Disease and Glioblastoma

August 24, 2021 By Sandra Bornstein

Our multi-tiered lifestyle choices produced positive results.

Over a year ago, I reached out to Dr. William W. Li to review Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How the Body Can Heal Itself. I wanted to explore the connection between diet and health. Within days of Ira's diagnosis of glioblastoma, an incurable brain cancer, I received … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Eating, Glioblastoma Tagged With: coping with glioblastoma, diet and cancer, Dr. William Li, eating healthy, EmbraceLifeDefeatGlio, embracing life after cancer diagnosis, food choices and cancer, foods and cancer, healthy choices, nutrient dense diet and glioblastoma, nutrient dense foods, sugar and cancer

Mark Your Calendar—Glioblastoma Awareness Day—July 21, 2021

July 15, 2021 By Sandra Bornstein

Sandy and Ira Skiing Vail's Back Bowls March 2021

Even though I was aware that John McCain, Beau Biden, and Ted Kennedy were victims of brain cancer, a year ago I would not have been able to identify the terms— glioblastoma, glio, or GBM. These medical words had no meaning. It was not until Ira’s diagnosis last July that I … [Read more...]

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