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Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivor Shares Story at the Colorado Brain Tumor Walk & Run “Thomas the Tank Engine” — the TV show about a blue train with red piping — captured the heart of a young boy named Cole at an early age. When the life-sized Thomas the Tank Engine pulled up on the track at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Colorado, 2-year-old Cole stood in […] September 26, 2022

The Mandell Family Turns Grief Into Action Following Toddler’s ATRT Diagnosis A spring break trip to Savannah, Ga., to visit family abruptly changed when 15-month-old Emily suffered a massive seizure. Emily’s parents, Brian and Katie, rushed her to the local ER, where a CT scan found a large mass in the back of her brain. An MRI confirmed the tumor the following day. “We were just […] September 6, 2022

Philadelphia Firefighter with Glioblastoma Blazes Ahead for Research Credit: Clem Murray / The Philadelphia Inquirer Sirens blared as firefighters descended upon Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest gasoline refinery complex on the East Coast, following a series of explosions in June 2019. Linda Long joined more than 100 Philadelphia firefighters to combat the blaze that took more than 24 hours to extinguish.  “I got […] August 11, 2022

Guest Blog: My Dad’s Diagnosis Continues to Bring Our Family Together My father, Urbano, was the first in his family to come to the U.S. in the late ’70s from his hometown in Tequila, Mexico. From as far back as I can remember, he has always put family first. My childhood memories are focused around big family events because everything was a cause for celebration. The most […] July 20, 2022

Guest Blog: Training for the Boston Marathon Gave Me the Push I Needed by Mike Squillante A few hundred feet from the 2022 Boston Marathon finish line, I saw my pregnant wife, Michele, on my right-hand side. A rush of emotions overcame me at that moment. Only 235 days earlier, doctors diagnosed me with a brain tumor.  On August 26, 2021, my wife Michele, our then 8-month-old son Henry, […] April 25, 2022