My dad is almost 73 years old. He has been diagnosed with GBM and was offered surgery (which he declined). He was told by the neurosurgeon that he'd made the correct decision. He's been given weeks to live and at the moment is still lucid and independent. The tumour is approx. 5cm in diameter. I'm staying with him 24/7 and I am hoping someone here can give me some sort of realistic timescale for when he will likely lose his awareness as that's what I'm dreading most. I'm absolutely inconsolable at not being able to have a conversation with him again and ask his advice because he's been the best dad in the whole world to me. He's my rock and my best friend. It love him so much and this is just too cruel. He only started displaying symptoms a month ago. Steroids are controlling the swelling and he's not in any pain. His main concern is not knowing how life turns out for me and my daughter. At the hospital the doctors and nurses looked at me like they knew this was going to be very quick.