A Devastating Diagnosis Drives Desire to Bring About Change
There is no way to prepare for the unfathomable news that your child has a brain tumor.
But, prepared or not, too many parents receive the same news we did […]
February 3rd, 2015|
There is no way to prepare for the unfathomable news that your child has a brain tumor.
But, prepared or not, too many parents receive the same news we did […]
September 8th, 2014|
Everyone has heroes. Someone they look up to or someone who influenced them in their life. My hero is Sonic The Hedgehog. What makes Sonic so awesome to me? […]
December 17th, 2013|
Marcia S., author The Spriitelees
www.spriitelee.com
I have three children and one of my dearest friends has three children. When my friend’s son was diagnosed with JPA two years ago, I […]
March 18th, 2012|
This remarkable story of how a ten-year-old girl, whose cousin has Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma (JPA) , raised funds for pediatric brain tumor research. It is an inspiring story from […]
March 18th, 2012|
by Linda Janower
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This candid and heart-wrenching story, shared by a grandmother whose grandchild has JPA, reminds us all that JPA can show up in any child, at any […]
March 18th, 2012|
Emily, age 16, is a PLGA survivor and she shares her insight into her experience after being diagnosed with a JPA.
March 18th, 2012|
by Linda Janower
(Contact AKBTC)
A moving story of the anguish of one grandparent and how one clergy leader stepped forward to help, even knowing that all of his congregants have […]
March 18th, 2012|
Jack Hoffman, 6 year old brain tumor survivor, and Nebraska Cornhuskers Running Back, Rex Burkhead team up to help raise national awareness about PLGA, an orphan disease.
Media Coverage:
Nebraska v. […]
March 18th, 2012|
Katie had been complaining of headaches in retrospect for about a year. I chalked it up to a taste for grape flavored children’s Tylenol and a flair for the […]