Why this exists

GlioWise began as a caregiver’s side project. Deep into a family member’s brain-tumor diagnosis, I noticed how much of the hardest work happened in the gap between appointments: staring at an MRI report, googling pathology terms at 2 a.m., trying to remember what the last scan looked like.

What started as a single tool to decode one scan has grown into something fuller: plain-language explanations for scans, pathology, surgery, and molecular reports; a place to track symptoms, medications, and questions between visits; and a glossary built up term by term from the things we kept having to look up.

I built it for the families who are where we were on day one: overwhelmed, under-informed, and doing their best between visits. It doesn’t replace your medical team. It just helps you walk in less lost.

What it is, and what it isn’t

GlioWise is a translation layer between you and your own medical record. Upload a scan or paste a pathology report, and it explains what the words mean in plain language, surfaces the questions worth asking your team, and helps you track changes between visits.

It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. It is not a second opinion. It is not affiliated with any hospital, drug company, or patient advocacy organization. It does not store your medical data on a server; everything stays in your browser unless you choose to save it.

Your oncology team is the source of truth. GlioWise just helps you keep up with them.

Who built it

GlioWise was built by a caregiver, walking alongside a family member through a brain-tumor diagnosis. Not a clinician. Not affiliated with any health system, hospital, or company. No commercial interest in any treatment, drug, or trial. The site exists because the tool we wished for on day one didn’t exist.

Questions, corrections, or feedback: info@gliowise.ai