My heartfelt condolences. I had a cousin my age with GBM, and have been involved extensively with a Neurosurgeon in the surgical resection of GBM tumours. It is

My heartfelt condolences. I had a cousin my age with GBM, and have been involved extensively with a Neurosurgeon in the surgical resection of GBM tumours. It is truly one of the worst conditions there are. The essence of what you are getting at, I think, is whether we should treat some cases at all. This is a problem I have considered many times watching my Surgeon interact with GBM patients. I think it comes down to 2 measures: Does the patient desire quantity of life, or quality of life? And what trade-offs would a patient be willing to accept in order to achieve quantity of life? Would it be okay for them to be a hemiplaegic? Paralysed? Unable to speak? Blind? For some patients this is okay as they may see their children reach some meaningful milestone, or be able to go and do that 1 thing they have always wanted to do. This is a horrible tradeoff that no medical practitioner can offer any advice on, it is a deeply personal choice. My thoughts go out to you and your family.