Tennessee dad launches cancer nonprofit while he fights glioblastoma
View Comments This story is part of our One Great Read series showcasing just one example of the many important stories available to subscribers on a daily basis. If you haven't subscribed, click here to do so today. The headaches started in February. They wouldn't go away, and neck issues compounded the pain. There were problems with the left side of his body, too, that brought Eric South to a doctor on a chilly winter day for an MRI. Five days later, surgeons removed a tumor from his brain and he knew the name of what was plaguing him: glioblastoma multiforme.