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I've known two people with glioblastoma (both deceased now).

It is incredibly hard to come up-to-speed on a newly diagnosed (or newly undiagnosed) medical situation.

But I think many many people will encounter it and be unprepared. They may encounter it early when a friend or family member faces the situation.

Unfortunately a lot of learning happens after the fact.

For example, just finding out if someone has glioblastoma can leave you physically or mentally debilitated. One of the people I knew had a biopsy, but that caused them to be bedridden without control of one side of their body.

So in relation to preparation, I think people should prepare. Reading articles like this one (or his other articles) can be uncomfortable, but well spent.