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00:00 So she has a glioblastoma, a multi-form of the palms, which is a very rare brain tumour
00:14 that is connected to your palms where all your nervous systems and all your signals
00:21 from your brain go, tell your body what to do.
00:26 Well her prognosis in 2020 was 12 weeks, but obviously she's outlived that and it's just
00:35 really day to day.
00:37 We just go day to day with however she is.
00:42 So there's not really a prognosis at all, it's just how she's managing and how she's
00:48 going and just keeping her comfortable.
00:53 Is there no chance of any further treatment to deal with?
00:56 No, no more treatment at all.
00:59 She's had all her treatment.
01:01 How do you cope with a situation like this?
01:06 We just live every day as it comes.
01:10 We just take every day as it comes, that's all we can do.
01:14 What would you both say to anybody else who's got such a serious illness?
01:21 Just to make memories, keep making plans, keep doing what you love, don't give up basically,
01:34 be positive and just keep making plans and have that zest for life still, just don't
01:40 give up.
01:44 Since the diagnosis of terminal was so long ago and that you survived so well Charmaine,
01:50 so long, does that give you hope?
01:53 It does, yeah.
01:56 Makes me appreciate everything a lot more.
02:03 Feel so much grateful for everything I've had till today.
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