Surviving Glioblastoma: A father’s journey becoming Extreme Survivor-Living with GBM for a decade.

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"Extreme Survivor" is a title reserved for people who live with glioblastoma (GBM), the most malignant brain tumor, for over a decade. This is the story of a father who was diagnosed with GBM in December of 2013 and underwent awake operation for resection of this tumor. Case presentation by Dr. Farhad Limonadi MD, FAANS, a Neurosurgery Solutions consultant and director of neurosurgery at Desert Neurosurgical Associates (DNA). Edited by Camus Yu.


Special thanks to: 1- Amy Law, MD: Medical Oncologist 2- Robert Johnson, MD: Radiation Oncologist 3- Mick Griswold: Clinical Nurse Specialist, RNFA 4- Sam Lopez: Lead crub tech 5- Rebecca Hubbs: Neurophysiologist 6- Gerald E. Tull, MD: Anesthesiologist 7- John Cheeley: Surgical navigation tech

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