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BTAM Kick-Off Recap: Brain Tumor Community Takes Over Washington, D.C Rain didn’t dampen the kick-off to Brain Tumor Awareness Month 2016, as the global brain tumor community united to start May with a bang. Race For Hope – D.C. (May 1) When you’ve battled a brain tumor yourself, or cared for a loved-one who has suffered a brain tumor, a little rain is no match […] May 5, 2016

From the CEO’s Desk: Entering May with Momentum For our community, May is perhaps of the most important month of the year. It’s a month that the entire brain tumor community in the United States – patients, survivors, caregivers, patient advocacy groups, families, friends, and other loved ones affected by this disease – come together to “Go Gray in May” for National Brain […] April 29, 2016

Guest Blog: Victor Remains Faithful to His Own Fight “I’m sorry, but we have found a 3cm pilocytic astrocytoma on Victor’s brain stem. We must immediately transfer him for brain surgery. Do you have a preference between Duke or Chapel Hill?” The words spoken by the hospital’s medical team stung me, paralyzed me, echoed in my very being…brain tumor? Victor? But he’s only 16. […] February 5, 2016

Brain Tumor Advocacy and Rallying for Research Last week, National Brain Tumor Society Advocates were in our nation’s capitol participating in a number of activities both in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and advocating for medical research funding. A special thanks to Lisa Peabody, Gina Memmott, Brian Spillman, Mary Dunn, and BethAnn Telford for their efforts on behalf of the brain tumor […] September 21, 2015

this is … a brain tumor documentary unfolding in real time Jennifer Keenan Giliberto’s photography captures life’s moments in an emotionally resonant way that transports the viewers into the narrative of each photo. Her meticulous eye is able to find and record a scene in a way that loses none of its impact. She’s also a brain tumor survivor. But this isn’t her story (well, in a way it […] May 20, 2015