Welcome!

Hi all... welcome to Indra's blog and a little bit of history on how the story goes...

Indra was diagnosed with a brain tumour on the 22nd June 2009. It is cancerous and very aggressive. It is a non-germinomatous germ cell tumour.

There were very few symptoms, just a few headaches in the preceeding week and double vision two days before diagnosis. Little did we know that a simple trip to an eye doctor has turned Indra's world upside down.

That was only six and a half weeks ago. Since then Indra has had six operations on his head to relieve pressure and two cycles of chemotherapy to try and shrink the tumour. It cannot be operated on at the moment as it is too dangerous. He has been to ICU four times and I cant even imagine how hard it has been for him. All of this surgery and treatment has taken its toll.

Unfortunately Indra is unable to talk to us right now but we are hopeful that one day soon he will start to speak again. All of Indra's symptoms are an effect of pressure in the brain. For the moment we just have to wait and see how this chemotherapy has worked. He may have a surgery further down the track to remove some of the tumour. We have no idea when Indra will be able to leave the hospital.

We hope he will be up for visits soon but this is going to be a long treatment process and a long recovery so please be patient and trust our judgement. We love Indra very much and miss having him at home.

This is a place where we want everyone to share their thoughts and feelings. I know Indra would think its a great idea!