So, Liam Can't Have Surgery (General)

So, Liam can't have surgery. I understand that. But many people with Stage 4 inoperable glioblastomas do have chemotherapy or radiation or both to shrink the tumor. The average time of life for them is 12-18 months, with some surviving five years. So, I don't get why everyone has just given up on Liam like he's more than they want to think about. Hopefully, Bill will help him get treatment or Bridget when she returns because they aren't doing enough for him now. No one's Stage 4 tumor is just, "Well, there's nothing we can do." They can try chemotherapy or radiation or even one of the new immunotherapies, which is how they saved Eric.

I mentioned a few days ago that Germany has done the most ground breaking research on brain cancer and brain masses, and then Finn mentioned Germany yesterday while talking to Grace on the phone. Another reason I don’t think he is going to die. This is going on too long and is ambiguous. Did you get a feeling today that Bill might be the one sick, knows it, and was mending his own fences with Liam? It was strange that Bill did not make fun of the do-rag on Liam. And, Bill started crying. It felt like Bill was putting his house in order. JMO

I noticed that too thought it was weird that Bill didn't say anything about the thing on Liam's head. Bill got emotional, yet didn't even question Liam why he's suddenly talking about life is short etc. I wished they didn't drag out this story the way they did.

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Shown on screen, Steffy blackmailed Bill. Yet, she told Ivy (and Liam too) that “blackmail is a crime”. Per Steffy’s own words, she IS a criminal cuz she has blackmailed.

So, Liam can't have surgery. I understand that. But many people with Stage 4 inoperable glioblastomas do have chemotherapy or radiation or both to shrink the tumor. The average time of life for them is 12-18 months, with some surviving five years. So, I don't get why everyone has just given up on Liam like he's more than they want to think about. Hopefully, Bill will help him get treatment or Bridget when she returns because they aren't doing enough for him now. No one's Stage 4 tumor is just, "Well, there's nothing we can do." They can try chemotherapy or radiation or even one of the new immunotherapies, which is how they saved Eric.

I mentioned a few days ago that Germany has done the most ground breaking research on brain cancer and brain masses, and then Finn mentioned Germany yesterday while talking to Grace on the phone. Another reason I don’t think he is going to die. This is going on too long and is ambiguous. Did you get a feeling today that Bill might be the one sick, knows it, and was mending his own fences with Liam? It was strange that Bill did not make fun of the do-rag on Liam. And, Bill started crying. It felt like Bill was putting his house in order. JMO

I have thought that as well. I think Bill may be the one who dies. Someone here mentioned switched results it may not be that but there is something.

So, Liam can't have surgery. I understand that. But many people with Stage 4 inoperable glioblastomas do have chemotherapy or radiation or both to shrink the tumor. The average time of life for them is 12-18 months, with some surviving five years. So, I don't get why everyone has just given up on Liam like he's more than they want to think about. Hopefully, Bill will help him get treatment or Bridget when she returns because they aren't doing enough for him now. No one's Stage 4 tumor is just, "Well, there's nothing we can do." They can try chemotherapy or radiation or even one of the new immunotherapies, which is how they saved Eric.

I mentioned a few days ago that Germany has done the most ground breaking research on brain cancer and brain masses, and then Finn mentioned Germany yesterday while talking to Grace on the phone. Another reason I don’t think he is going to die. This is going on too long and is ambiguous. Did you get a feeling today that Bill might be the one sick, knows it, and was mending his own fences with Liam? It was strange that Bill did not make fun of the do-rag on Liam. And, Bill started crying. It felt like Bill was putting his house in order. JMO

Maybe, if Liam weren't the one experiencing symptoms. I suppose Liam's symptoms could be attributed to something else, but that would be a nasty trick to play on the viewers, and it would make the doctors look like fools.

From my experience, my mother had a stage four mass in her brain on her occipital lobe and all of the doctors, both in Pittsburgh and Florida said the same thing… Radiation was a last resort because of the tumors propensity to leak into the spinal fluid. So when we got to that point, and she went through several rounds of radiation about a month after they were done with the radiation it did, in fact leak into our spinal fluid and at that point, she lived for about another month and a half. So, in my opinion, from my experience, their description of what they can and can’t do sound spot on to me. Without taking a biopsy of the tumor, there is no way for them to estimate how much time he has because they don’t know the particulars of his tumor.

So, Liam can't have surgery. I understand that. But many people with Stage 4 inoperable glioblastomas do have chemotherapy or radiation or both to shrink the tumor. The average time of life for them is 12-18 months, with some surviving five years. So, I don't get why everyone has just given up on Liam like he's more than they want to think about. Hopefully, Bill will help him get treatment or Bridget when she returns because they aren't doing enough for him now. No one's Stage 4 tumor is just, "Well, there's nothing we can do." They can try chemotherapy or radiation or even one of the new immunotherapies, which is how they saved Eric.

This is the reason they rarely name serious ailments. Those of us who have encountered cancer personally or through loved ones won’t go for the silliness in what can and can’t be done.
But this is the show that:
-Saved a dying Felicia
- Brought Taylor back from the dead - TWICE
- Brought Macy back
- Brought Finn back
So none of these diagnoses of Liam means anything.

thank you, this
there's real, and there's reel

So, Liam can't have surgery. I understand that. But many people with Stage 4 inoperable glioblastomas do have chemotherapy or radiation or both to shrink the tumor. The average time of life for them is 12-18 months, with some surviving five years. So, I don't get why everyone has just given up on Liam like he's more than they want to think about. Hopefully, Bill will help him get treatment or Bridget when she returns because they aren't doing enough for him now. No one's Stage 4 tumor is just, "Well, there's nothing we can do." They can try chemotherapy or radiation or even one of the new immunotherapies, which is how they saved Eric.

This is the reason they rarely name serious ailments. Those of us who have encountered cancer personally or through loved ones won’t go for the silliness in what can and can’t be done.
But this is the show that:
-Saved a dying Felicia
- Brought Taylor back from the dead - TWICE
- Brought Macy back
- Brought Finn back
So none of these diagnoses of Liam means anything.

You're right, it's nothing like real life.

First they have never mentioned he had Glioblastoma or any other type of cancer. They call it a mass. They do not give brain masses a stage, they give it a grade. A grade is nothing but how fast it is growing. A grade 4 is telling us that it is the fastest growing type. They do grade non-malignant brain masses. A stage refers to what tissues a cancer invades. A stage 4 means that the cancer is all over the body. Take for instant you have breast cancer and it metastases to the lungs, liver, and brain. That is a stage 4. Compare that to a Stage 0 colon cancer that is nothing but cells. A stage 1 is a tumor that is on the inner walls of the colon. A stage 2 is that it is still confined to the colon, but it has gotten to the outer wall. A stage 3 is that it is moving to the other tissues especially to the lymph nodes.

My personal experience with glioblastoma is that even with surgery it quickly grows back. My father had surgery for 1 glioblastoma tumor and it was all removed right before Thanksgiving. They claimed they got it all. He underwent the radiation and chemo treatment and was released with no tumors. Then a week before Christmas (4 weeks later) he had several tumors and he died the day after Christmas. His was considered a grade 4. He only had glioblastoma for about 8 weeks before he died.

I do not believe that Liam is going to die. They have never mentioned that he has cancer. They have not even given us what his actual diagnosis/type of mass he has, with the exception that it is inoperable. It is a mystery. If they were going to kill him off, they would say he has something like glioblastoma. When they claimed Eric was dying, they did not give us a real diagnosis. When they have actually killed off a character with a disease like cancer, that tell us that they have lung Cancer, leukemia, testicular cancer. The knew that my dad had glioblastoma when they looked at his C-scans. They did not have to do biopsies

Soap writers should not get into details they aren’t drs….so mass is o.k just knock him off out cure him it’s getting boreing now

First they have never mentioned he had Glioblastoma or any other type of cancer. They call it a mass. They do not give brain masses a stage, they give it a grade. A grade is nothing but how fast it is growing. A grade 4 is telling us that it is the fastest growing type. They do grade non-malignant brain masses. A stage refers to what tissues a cancer invades. A stage 4 means that the cancer is all over the body. Take for instant you have breast cancer and it metastases to the lungs, liver, and brain. That is a stage 4. Compare that to a Stage 0 colon cancer that is nothing but cells. A stage 1 is a tumor that is on the inner walls of the colon. A stage 2 is that it is still confined to the colon, but it has gotten to the outer wall. A stage 3 is that it is moving to the other tissues especially to the lymph nodes.

My personal experience with glioblastoma is that even with surgery it quickly grows back. My father had surgery for 1 glioblastoma tumor and it was all removed right before Thanksgiving. They claimed they got it all. He underwent the radiation and chemo treatment and was released with no tumors. Then a week before Christmas (4 weeks later) he had several tumors and he died the day after Christmas. His was considered a grade 4. He only had glioblastoma for about 8 weeks before he died.

I do not believe that Liam is going to die. They have never mentioned that he has cancer. They have not even given us what his actual diagnosis/type of mass he has, with the exception that it is inoperable. It is a mystery. If they were going to kill him off, they would say he has something like glioblastoma. When they claimed Eric was dying, they did not give us a real diagnosis. When they have actually killed off a character with a disease like cancer, that tell us that they have lung Cancer, leukemia, testicular cancer. The knew that my dad had glioblastoma when they looked at his C-scans. They did not have to do biopsies

They've been calling it a tumor lately, but I haven't heard the word cancer used.

I’m sorry that you lost your father to this awful disease. Thank you for the information.