Coping with my father's terminal illness during a pandemic
Coping with my father's terminal illness during a pandemic © Courtesy Dr. Danielle Weitzer Dr. Danielle Weitzer's father, Roy Weitzer, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive and terminal form of brain cancer, during the coronavirus pandemic. It was the beginning of June when my father first showed concerning symptoms. After several weeks, we learned that he had a very aggressive terminal brain cancer called glioblastoma, the same illness that killed Sen. John McCain and President-elect Joe Biden’s son Beau. In this condition, the average life expectancy is 18 months, while commo...