The open letter: https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-d-be-delighted-to-be-remem...

Glioblastomas have a poor 5 year survival rate.

The poor man was made into a local Australian celebrity by the media.

As a brain tumor survivor I count each day as a blessing. I was diagnosed at 14 and your chances are slightly better as a kid. Even then it came back at 16 again but now I do not even do checks anymore and I am 44 now.

People like Dr. Scoyler or my own doctor are always in my heart, we owe them so much.

This is the news I was afraid of. I followed his uncertain path since the beginning.

I have a habit of reading obituaries and of getting a small reprieve when the cause of death is not cancer. I have the feeling that, for something that kills one in four people, we should be doing more as a society, and not leave the problem to a small group of people desperately fighting in the shadows. Thank you for your service, Dr. Scoyler.