Oct. 14, 2002 - Performed at The Methodist Hospital in Houston by James E. Rose, MD, a renowned neurosurgeon. The successful operation resected a 3 cm tumor from the motor strip in the right rear frontal lobe. GLIADEL® Wafers were implanted after resection.
January 26, 2004 - A second craniotomy with nerve mapping was done at MD Anderson Cancer Center by Jeffrey S. Weinberg, MD, a brilliant and gifted neurosurgeon. This surgery was to remove necrosis resulting from radiation therapy and new GBM tumor growth in the motor strip of the posterior right frontal lobe. A small area of suspected tumor in the right side motor strip was left in an effort to avoid complete left side paralysis and a small suspect area deep within the brain centerline was deemed inoperable. Keppra replaces Dilatin as anti-seizure drug.

Oct. 28, 2002 - Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy at the Nacogcoches Medical Center Rehab Facility. Rehab is ongoing. My therapists include Julie Whitley, OT and Shannon Lutz, PT.
Nov 10, 2003 - Visited the The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR), Brain Injury Center, in Houston for an eval.
Nov 17, 2003 - Began rehab at TIRR @ 2 days per week of Physical Training and Occupational Training. Continued until Jan. 14, 2004.
February 16, 2004 - Joined the "Wellness" rehab program at the Nacogdoches Medical Center Rehab Facility.

Jan. 8, 2003 - Began under the direction of W. K. Alfred Yung, MD, department chair (ad interim) of Neuro-Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston. This is a 28 day cycle, with 5 consecutive days of oral Temodar and Celebrex ("the helper drug") taken orally as an outpatient.
Jan. 14, 2004 - The Temador/Celebrex chemotherapy protocol was discontinued in preparation for the second craniotomy.
March 2, 2004 - Began a Phase 1 Clinical Trial with AEE788 under the direction of W. K. Alfred Yung, MD at MD Anderson. This is a 28 day cycle, with the pill form AEE788 taken orally for each of the 28 days as an outpatient.
May 25, 2004 - AEE788 Clinical Trial discontinued.

No sugar, low-fat with supplements that include vitamins, flaxseed, soy, garlic, and fish oil omega.
Diet is a very important part of treatment. See "Beating Cancer with Nutrition" by Patrick Quillin PhD, RD, CNS. A quote from the book: "cancer grows in the human body because of one or more underlying conditions; including lack of oxygen, sugar feeding, immune suppression, toxin overload."
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