Sunday, May 15, 2011

May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month

May is Brain Cancer Awareness Month. Wear grey in May and support those who are fighting or have fought Brain Cancer. Also please visit the Wall of Courage website, it honors children who are/have fought Brain Cancer. You can find?Brendan under the Our Heroes section under the letter B.? Here is the website:

http://www.wallofcourage.com/

http://www.braintumorcommunity.org/AwarenessStampPetition

THE BRAIN TUMOR AWARENESS POSTAGE STAMP

National Brain Tumor Society has requested that the US Postal Service produce a stamp to increase brain tumor awareness. We are asking that you join us in petitioning the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee to approve a brain tumor awareness stamp.? Follow this link to sign the electronic petition.

Other things you can do include:

http://hope.abta.org/site/PageServer?pagename=act_now

Attend an ABTA event in your community, or host your own.


Or donate to one of the many worthy foundations focused on finding a cure for Pediatric?Brain Tumors.? One of our favorities is The Cure Starts Now.

http://www.thecurestartsnow.org/

In years past we were actively involved in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.? This is a great general cancer charity and we have?lots of personal experience with friends and family?who have suffered from various cancers.?? Not to take anything away from this charity??but?a neglible amount?of the ACS?funds?go to Pediatric cancer research.?

Our personal fundraising efforts are now focused on fundraising for Pediatric Brain Tumor research since there is so little focus on it and so few treatment options for these kids.? They deserve much more.

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