All of the patients' experiences have offered tremendous insights into the poliovirus therapy and its potential. Another patient and young father, Brendan Steele, was featured in the program as a three-year survivor after receiving the treatment in 2013. Following a University of Georgia student’s death from a brain tumor found during a spring break vacation, her mother is speaking out about the 21-year-old’s final moments. The first poliovirus patient, Stephanie Lipscomb, received the treatment in 2012 and has now graduated from college and is working as an oncology nurse. But there have been many causes for hope. The program noted that the months that Nancy survived beyond the typical lifespan for people with glioblastoma were not without challenge, but also full of discovery and joy and gratitude.įor the team at the brain tumor center, Nancy’s death was devastating. Dad Who Lost His Daughter to a Brain Tumor Brings Attention to the Truth About Pediatric Cancer Paul Barry Octoat 8:42 AM I look back to 2017, a time when my life felt perfectI. She passed away on Ap– 18 months after receiving the poliovirus therapy at Duke. Desjardins, who led her care, Nancy took a turn for the worse. After initially responding well and getting great reports during her clinical visits with Dr. Sacrifice, commitment and, most of all, hope inspired Nancy and her husband, Greg, through the months that followed the treatment.
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