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How Palliative Care Can Support the Brain Tumor Community A brain tumor diagnosis is life-altering. For the people diagnosed and those who love and care for them, brain tumors can present many challenges and troublesome symptoms that do not need to be endured in silence or managed alone. Some people may benefit from support that neuro-oncology alone may not address. Examples include:  An adult […] October 7, 2022

Financial Planning 101 After a Brain Tumor Diagnosis Katie and Pete M. faced daunting medical bills and other expenses after Pete’s glioblastoma diagnosis. Were it not for a spaghetti dinner fundraiser and crowdfunding from family and friends in those early months, the couple would have been forced to sell the home they were so excited to move into only months prior.  Pete and […] October 5, 2022

Katie & Pete’s Story: Navigating Financial Challenges Following a Glioblastoma Diagnosis Katie M. sat anxiously in the Cleveland-area hospital alongside her husband, Pete, who had been recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. A million thoughts ran through her head as Pete was in the ICU awaiting surgery in June 2018. A shrill ring interrupted her thoughts — her husband’s boss, from the architecture firm he worked […] October 4, 2022

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