NorthWest Biotherapeutics Inc (NWBO)

[hyperopia]

Flipper, that is so true. I shared a few months ago that my grandfather died of GBM, and he used the Optune device. My grandfather was not particularly vain, but he was a proud man and still had a full head of hair, so when he had to shave his head to attach those electrodes, it literally crushed him. I mean you could almost see the life sucked out of him when he looked at himself in the mirror afterward. For the first time, I think it really struck him that he was sick, because now he actually looked sick. I had my head shaved right along side of him to show support, but it didn’t have the effect that I had hoped. In fact, it may have made him feel worse looking at my bald head too because he just shook his head and looked at me with sadness.

People can say what they want about the “quality of life,” but losing ones hair is a big deal, whether it’s from shaving or chemo. After that day, the day he got that “damn contraption,” (as he called it) he was never the same, never had the same vigor, and he seemed relegated to being sick. I think he had to shave his head twice a week, but he got an electric shaver and he said it only took a few minutes.