Christmas vacation had just ended and it was the beginning of a new year, 1993. I was fourteen-years-old, a freshman in high school, and had not been feeling well for some time. However, my physical complaints were quite vague which made it difficult for my pediatrician to identify the problem. Supposedly many things can cause …
Most children worry about imaginary monsters that live under their bed. Children with brain tumors worry about a real monster, the monster that lives in their head. Cancerous brain tumors are devastatingly real for far too many Little Big Dogs and their families. It is this most heartbreaking diagnosis that must demand the most ground …
Sunday, June 7, 1998 was a day that unfortunately many of us have experienced. Our happy, sweet 19-month old daughter seemed overly tired. By the next day, the lethargy only worsened. She was first taken to the pediatrician who ordered a CT scan and blood work. We never did make it to the lab for …
This story is about my daughter Kayleigh. She is currently 12 years old and has been battling a brain tumor, a craniopharyngioma to be exact. It all began in 1999 when Kayleigh’s third grade teacher called to say that she noticed Kayleigh squinting while reading and looking at the blackboard. She suggested an eye exam. …
Six years ago my family’s world came to an abrupt halt. Our son Dallas was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor called a Medulloblastoma. Six hours of surgery, two weeks in intensive care and two months in a rehabilitation hospital were the start of a very long journey for our family. Dallas has had to …
My whole family had been involved in pediatric brain tumor charities for over nine years, not because we ever had any first hand experience with the disease, but because it seemed like a compelling, worthwhile cause. Last May, this compelling cause became the center of our world. My three-year-old son, Ethan, had suddenly become very …
My roommates are great, pretty much everybody gets along and we are always out doing something in the city. I’m working at McFadden’s Bar & Grill. (I’m the guy carrying around cases of beer, taking out the garbage, cleaning the dirty glasses and pretty much whatever else rolls down my way.) Actually, the job is …
Swetha was born in Madras, India on May 5th 1994. From that instant she captivated the whole family with her beautiful smile and chubby cheeks. Since she was a long awaited one, she was dear to everybody. She was just 10 months when we decided to move to U.S for few years because of my …
For all of you who do not know me, my name is Michael Schoenfeld and I am twenty-one-years old and an eleven-year cancer survivor. I was diagnosed in 1990 with a medulloblastoma in the cerebellum of my brain. I received radiation and chemotherapy and finished my last chemotherapy in 1993. I have been cancer-free for …
