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1. September 5, 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 […]

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   Tags: brain cancer, brain tumor, brain tumor community, Cancer, chemotherapy, childhood cancer, GBM, glioblastoma, Patient life, pediatric, pediatric brain tumor, pediatric cancer, pediatrics
2. August 25, 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

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   Tags: advocacy, brain cancer, brain tumor, brain tumor community, Cancer, Defeat GBM, GBM, glioblastoma
3. August 23, 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 […]

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   Tags: brain tumor, brain tumor community, meningioma, Patient life, Treatment