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September Superstars Shine Bright During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Thank you for joining us throughout the month of September to honor and support children and families that have been affected by pediatric brain tumors, the leading cause of cancer-related death in children, as well as the most commonly diagnosed cancer in children 14 years old and younger. It’s clear the brain tumor community has […] September 30, 2019

Guest Blog: “I would have given anything to trade places with him” On a family vacation in 2011, Mac tried to catch a seagull. Using his boogie board to shield his movements, he inched his way across the sand, closing on his target. With the determination and strong-will that defined him, Mac patiently stalked his target for 20 minutes, taking great care with each step as to […] September 5, 2019

Mavericks & Lions Wanted: Remembering Senators John McCain & Ted Kennedy and America’s Stake in the Fight Against Glioblastoma What we can learn from Senators John McCain and Ted Kennedy on the shared anniversary of their respective passings, both from glioblastoma August 25, 2019

Fundraising Gets Personal for Two-Time Meningioma Survivor The First One: 2012 “It happened really, really quickly,” says Sharon Mottola of when she was first diagnosed with a meningioma brain tumor in 2012. Sharon, a registered nurse working at a North Carolina healthcare facility, had been experiencing chronic déjà vu for some time and decided to use her proximity to her primary care […] August 23, 2019

Awareness Abounds: Inaugural Glioblastoma Awareness Day Moves & Inspires A week removed from the first-ever Glioblastoma Awareness Day (#GBMDay), the stories and experiences recounted last Wednesday, Jul 17, are still reverberating across the nation. As we said as the day drew to a close, the inaugural #GBMDay is a new beginning. Thanks to the brain tumor community’s fervent advocacy and action, #GBMDay became a […] July 24, 2019