Glioblastoma Journals

These are the stories I returned to over and over, following new updates or rereading old entries about symptoms, surgeries, chemo, radiation, MRIs ….

• Sandy Beardsley (1961–2006) kept a detailed journal of her seven-year battle with GBM; her husband blogged her final months.

• Danielle Drumke (1973–2002) lived eighteen months after her GBM diagnosis. Her sister and others blogged the journey.

• Krista Ralston Oakes (1967–2010) died two days before her five-year GBM survival anniversary. Her husband Jared still maintains the blog; Krista’s entries start with the linked post and end in December 2010.

• Cheryl Broyles (1967–2023) maintained a detailed website during her 23 years living with GBM. She didn’t keep a blog, but her site is filled with articles, and she wrote a book about her experience eight years after her diagnosis.

• While not a personal blog, Diane Phillips’ Brain Hospice was an invaluable comfort and resource.