The problem with glioblastoma is that completely removing all the visible tumor --as the surgeon did

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

48. It's a terrible disease. I haven't liked McCain's political positions

or his choice of running mates, but he doesn't deserve this. Nobody does. The prospects for recovery are not good but I hope that at least he can live awhile longer without suffering.

A few months ago in my area there was an accident in which a bicyclist was hit and killed; the driver ran him down in broad daylight in good weather. When the police came and talked to the driver he seemed confused and addled, so they tested him for alcohol and drugs, but those tests came back negative. A few days later he was diagnosed with this same form of cancer. This is someone I knew from school, and had seen off and on at various events for years, and I was shocked at the news of the accident and that he was suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol because he was such a straight arrow. But it was the tumor that caused his erratic driving. It killed one man and will soon kill another.