Michael Grover and Lea Grover
Recorded
October 25, 2018
Archived
October 25, 2018
46:51 minutes
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Id:
chi002753
Description
Michael Grover (36) talks to his wife, Lea Grover (34), about living with Glioblastoma (brain cancer) for the last 11 years. They talk about MG's cancer, their marriage, their fears, and their three young daughters.Subject Log / Time Code
MG talks about his reaction to his initial diagnoses and being diagnosed with Glioblastoma.
LG talks about how MG tried to dump her right after his first brain surgery.
LG talks about the depth of her denial, how it served her at the time.
MG remembers hearing about Ted Kennedy's prognosis, reading all about it and then calling LG.
MG talks about how having children has changed his fear when he goes through surgery. They talk about how MG never told LG about his fears before because, he says, she was "holding so much together."
MG says he wants their kids to know that he is not invincible and that he knows that and is okay with that. He wishes he could "cushion the blow somehow."
LG tells MG how he has made her life a lot better.
MG talks about their three girls.
LG and MG agree to talk to each other about their fears.
Participants
- Michael Grover
- Lea Grover