“I Have Terminal Cancer. This Is How I Broke the News to My Children”
OurBrainBank board member Sundas Hashmi writes in the Wall Street Journal about how she found a way to talk to her children about her brain cancer.
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YOU & GBM.
A GBM diagnosis is daunting and isolating, but you are not alone. OurBrainBank is with you on your GBM journey.
OurBrainBank provides a bank of useful information about the disease and treatments to help patients navigate the complex world of GBM. We also offer advice on how to find support and connect with others.
If you’ve just been diagnosed, read about the standard treatment for glioblastoma and the 12 questions to ask your doctor.
Getting support: the organisations and charities who provide information and practical help, and how to link up with other people who have GBM.
Understand the science behind this type of cancer, genomic testing, clinical trials and novel treatments.
Information for caregivers, including understanding the challenges and how to look after yourself.
YOU & GBM.
A GBM diagnosis is daunting and isolating, but you are not alone. OurBrainBank is with you on your GBM journey.
OurBrainBank provides a bank of useful information about the disease and treatments to help patients navigate the complex world of GBM. We also offer advice on how to find support and connect with others.
If you’ve just been diagnosed, read about the standard treatment for glioblastoma and the 12 questions to ask your doctor.
Getting support: the organisations and charities who provide information and practical help, and how to link up with other people who have GBM.
Understand the science behind this type of cancer, genomic testing, clinical trials and novel treatments.
Information for caregivers, including understanding the challenges and how to look after yourself.
CREATE CHANGE.
Read about our GBM Bill of Rights and advocacy campaigns to improve treatment and care of people with GBM. Create change with us
- GBM is the most aggressive and fatal type of brain tumor
- GBM does not get the attention it deserves
- Only 5% research proposals accepted
- Cracking GBM could help crack other cancers
- Turning GBM from terminal to treatable, powered by patients
In 2017, OurBrainBank’s founder Jessica Morris attended the launch of the Biden Cancer Initiative, in honor of Beau Biden who died of GBM.
CREATE CHANGE.
Read about our GBM Bill of Rights and OBB advocacy campaigns to improve treatment and care of people with GBM. Create change with us
- GBM is the most aggressive and fatal type of brain tumor
- GBM does not get the attention it so obviously deserves
- Only 5% research proposals accepted
- Cracking GBM could help crack other cancers
- Turning GBM from terminal to treatable, powered by patients
In 2017, OurBrainBank’s founder Jessica Morris attended the launch of the Biden Cancer Initiative, in honor of Beau Biden who died of GBM.
We don’t think that treatment for GBM is good enough.
We believe that the key to future personalized GBM treatments – and longer, quality life expectancy – lies in the genomic sequencing of patients’ tumors. We will strive for EVERY GBM patient to be offered the chance to have samples of their tumor taken and sent for sequencing.
LATEST NEWS.
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: July 16, 2025
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: Help us spread the word about GBM.
Save the date: OurBrainBank benefit in NYC on September 10
Support OurBrainBank at a festive event in midtown Manhattan on September 10, 2025.
Sponsor OurBrainBank Ex. Dir. as she hikes in Telluride!
Support OurBrainBank Executive Director Kelli Duprey as she hikes with her dog Wrigley to raise funds for OurBrainBank for Glioblastoma! Kelli will be hiking in the stunning mountains for Telluride, Colorado to raise funds and awareness about glioblastoma, the deadliest form for brain cancer.
Rod Nordland, famed journalist who wrote about his glioblastoma, has died
Rod Nordland wrote about his experience with glioblastoma in his book “Waiting for the Monsoon.”
LATEST NEWS.
“I Have Terminal Cancer. This Is How I Broke the News to My Children”
OurBrainBank board member Sundas Hashmi writes in the Wall Street Journal about how she found a way to talk to her children about her brain cancer.
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: July 16, 2025
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: Help us spread the word about GBM.
Save the date: OurBrainBank benefit in NYC on September 10
Support OurBrainBank at a festive event in midtown Manhattan on September 10, 2025.
Sponsor OurBrainBank Ex. Dir. as she hikes in Telluride!
Support OurBrainBank Executive Director Kelli Duprey as she hikes with her dog Wrigley to raise funds for OurBrainBank for Glioblastoma! Kelli will be hiking in the stunning mountains for Telluride, Colorado to raise funds and awareness about glioblastoma, the deadliest form for brain cancer.
Rod Nordland, famed journalist who wrote about his glioblastoma, has died
Rod Nordland wrote about his experience with glioblastoma in his book “Waiting for the Monsoon.”
