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Research Updates May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month and You Can Help Kids with Cancer! May is recognized nationally as Brain Tumor Awareness Month (BTAM) each year. It is a time to raise awareness of the devastating impact of a brain tumor diagnosis,… May 14, 2021 · 3 min read Ambassador Updates A Note of Encouragement from a Cancer Mom A Note of Encouragement from a Cancer Mom Written by Sarah Mersdorf-Foreman, Levi's mom The other day, I took on the task of cleaning out the hallway medicine/medical… March 17, 2021 · 1 min read Research Updates Using engineered immune cells to treat DIPG, a devastating brain tumor in kids Using engineered immune cells to treat DIPG, a devastating brain tumor in kids Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), also known as diffuse midline glioma, is a devastating type… March 11, 2021 · 3 min read Financial Assistance Just $16 in their bank account November 6, 2020 I received an urgent message this week about a family whose child was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year and needs help with their bills:… November 6, 2020 · 2 min read Research Updates Creating New Treatments for Kids with Craniopharyngioma Craniopharyngioma is a type of pediatric brain tumor that typically affects kids under the age of 14 (although it also affects adults between 40-75 years). This tumor is… October 29, 2020 · 3 min read Giving Kids with Cancer Better Days Ivy was diagnosed with high-risk cancer when she was just a year old. Today she celebrates her 5th birthday! No one -- NO ONE -- ever thinks cancer could be the culprit behind the backaches of their one-year-old daughter. The possible explanations are far-ranging, but cancer is… October 19, 2020 · 1 min read Giving Kids with Cancer Better Days Levi had to leave home for cancer treatment. Today, he’s healthy and home with his family. Levi was two months into Kindergarten when he started throwing up 1 to 2 times a week. His pediatrician said Levi had the flu, but later that month,… October 13, 2020 · 2 min read Giving Kids with Cancer Better Days Morgan had a 5% chance of survival when she was 15. She turns 31 this November. Morgan had a 5% chance of survival after being diagnosed with cancer when she was a junior in high school. An experimental treatment saved her life. Morgan was… October 9, 2020 · 1 min read