During my scan meeting with Dr Mulholland on September 9th, 2021, he had advised me to contact a Brain Cancer charity/trust of the UK named ‘Braintrust’ (https://brainstrust.org.uk/), and gave the contact details of its co-founder, Dr Helen Bulbeck. I wrote an email to Helen in mid September and received an instant and ‘very encouraging’ reply from her. She had enrolled me in the GBM Group in the Charity that was being headed and co-ordinated by Jane Gardiner. After setting me up on the system, Jane invited me to the virtual meeting of the GBM patients over Zoom.
In the first session on 23rd September, I introduced myself to the group, discussed my condition and what exactly I did to have survived six years so far (longest in the group)! I attributed my humble performance to the strict diet regime I had during the illness and how I managed to stay calm and relaxed during my illness. Moreover, how I deflected the thoughts of death by reading serene and ‘spiritually’ uplifting books, listening to gentle Indian classical music, my engagement to work on my websites and my book and last but not least, my constant bonding with my wife Anu, son Zoravar and daughter Nimrat.
The highlight was the eagerness of all other participants about the book I had authored and I shared the link from where they can buy the book. I felt elated!
Since it is a monthly get together, after having introduced myself in the 1st session, I am looking forward to participating in the second one that is due on October 28th, 2021.