Replies to post #778451 on NorthWest Biotherapeutics Inc (NWBO)

[RobotDroid]

Talking to that BOT will get you nowhere. Bye bye July, and about 50 wrong prediction for news this month. On to 'Fall'... ;)

[manibiotech]

All fair points . But how do you expect him to understand the frustration when he joined just few weeks ago. 

[10baggerz]

fantastic heartfelt post from a true long who still believes in the science but has experienced the real life consequences of investing in a technology that COULD change the world for the better and that ain’t hyperbole.

I have a similar story but I’m only 45 now, 11 years from first buying a tiny amount of shares when my good friend was treated at UCLA by Dr Liau. He is STILL ALIVE today because of DCVAX!

On the other hand, I’ve lost my father in law to GBM… he lived with us during his final 3 months (with our new baby) and it was the hardest thing I have ever experienced. I can’t even think about it without crying. I won’t get into it here but think of someone whose identity was their sharp mind and body getting progressively worse unstoppable traumatic brain injury every day.

Anyway, I truly feel that DCVAX SHOULD be approved but I also can’t ignore the past decade+ of very real suffering waiting for management to in the notorious words of 2020 DI “push this treatment across the finish line”.

I know this is an ultimately an investment and anyone who says they are doing this for the patients is somewhat disingenuous, but I truly pray for investors (especially those like you) and patients alike that this is the YEAR when we finally see this amazing treatment approved.

[Survivor2012]

I'm with you barnstormer!! A bit younger at 73, but been with this stock since Nov '13. Been fighting stage 4 pancreatic cancer since Nov '12. Had Whipple and was NED until 20+ tumors metastasized into liver. Beat those with embolization. Five more showed up last fall (embolization again); all clear once again (NED). Definitely have used up my proverbial "nine lives, with Sepsis x3 after various treatments and cholangitis x20. Bought this at $4.25 a share and watched it go to $12+ -- yes, sold on way down and made some $$$. Started off with 150k shares at .33 cost basis, now at 400k shares with cost basis of .38 (who would have thunk -- thank you bashers and MMs-- I HOPE!!) Need to see this approved while waiting for this cancer to (inevitably) return again. Have 2 kids and 5 grandkids over 18 years old who will hopefully reap the generation $$$ that I truly believe awaits us -- sooner than later would be excellent!! I

[skitahoe]

Barnstormer, I'm a year older than you, but only have NWBO about half as long, but as an IMGN investor of nearly 4 decades, I understand your frustration. While I didn't like their buyout, overall the investment did pay off nicely.

I know a lot of good people got out with substantial losses over the years. Each time we were hit with bad news I asked myself if I knew of anything with better upside potential, as long as I didn't, I remained invested. Don't get me wrong, at times I did sell some to move to something else, and sometimes I bought more, but over the entire time I was always invested.

I believe that we're getting down to the wire on the initial success of NWBO, but only the initial success. I believe if not bought out, this company has the potential for many additional successes.

If not bought out, I believe the new successes will be occurring well after I'm no longer here, even if I live to 100 or more, which would be my goal. I don't believe the success requires LP's involvement that much longer, but no single or group of people are needed as long as suitable replacements are found.

I know that DCVax's by themselves won't cure cancer, but as the right combinations of therapeutics are added to them, I believe that many more people than those currently cured will be. The goal will always be curing everyone, but that's a goal that probably will never be reached. The key is cancer won't be nearly the threat it was last century, and by next century, provided we're still on the planet, it won't be the threat it is this one.

I certainly can't say if NWBO will exist at the end of this century, but if it is, I expect it will have a market cap that's well into double, or even triple digit trillions of dollars, if we're still using dollars.

As for now, I believe it won't be long before we'll be quite profitable in our investment. I intend to let my children inherit the bulk of my gains but will take enough pocket change out to do whatever I want in a first-class manner. My plan is to do it largely by selling out of the money calls, and hopefully keeping all the stock, but I won't consider doing that until we're trading at least in double digits. I don't believe it will be that long before we're well over $10 a share.

Gary

[Slave1]

Barnstormer, I appreciate you sharing all of that. I’ve been invested since 2018 myself. And while I haven’t walked in this for as long as you have, I understand what this journey has asked of all of us, the patience, the silence, the strain of watching potential go unrealized year after year. You’re not alone in feeling that. I do think it’s natural for people to revisit the same questions over and over again. That’s what this forum is for. But eventually, it starts to feel like feeding time for the usual suspects, the ones who aren’t here to understand anything, only to manipulate it.

What’s kept me grounded is simple. There is no other investment I’ve found, not in biotech, not in tech, not anywhere, with this level of potential to change the world. And I know not everyone is here for that reason, but I suspect the reason you stayed in this long is because somewhere, deep down, you know it too. This really is once-in-a-lifetime. That’s why it has taken a lifetime of waiting for it to get this close.

Lately I’ve been using AI more and more to help me make sense of the signal and filter out the noise. It’s not perfect, but it’s remarkably good at one thing, identifying patterns, especially when bad actors try to disguise themselves. I’ve noticed the same inconsistencies. Same phrasing, same themes, different usernames. It’s clear many of these people are either working together or copying one another. When you challenge them directly, they get flustered. The mask slips. And it’s not so different from dealing with a toddler, they lash out the moment you deny them what they want.

So yes, the silence is frustrating. The repetition is exhausting. But every time I step back and take a breath, the same conclusion comes to the surface. This still holds. The structure is still intact. The science has never been stronger. And the only reason they keep attacking is because they still don’t have what they want.

Thanks again for speaking plainly. It reminds the rest of us that we’re not alone in the waiting.