Wow.
If this man really has survived 13 years with the same kind of cancer (a Class IV Glioblastoma multiforme) then I hope oncologists everywhere are studying everything involved with this man’s physiology and his regimen of treatment. The 5-year survival rate for a Class-IV GM is less than 5 percent. I lost a neighbor to this horrible disease, and he barely lasted a year. To have made it 13 years, and to do so and still be able to enjoy life (the progression of this disease can be very quick) is amazing.
Keep fighting the good fight, Mr. Williams!
It is not so much just surviving but when cognitive function drops below a certain level there is nothing but a silent shadow of the soul that used to thrive in that body.
Most die a quiet death after weeks of vegetative stasis. It is really the worst of all diseases to get. And no one knows why but it hits white guys between 45 and 60 years the most. Great.