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Lindsey Alldredge
Extreme headaches led to Lindsey’s diagnosis in October 2007. An endymoma was surgically removed and follow-up scans were clean until January 2010, when some growth was seen in two areas. Because this is an unusual tumor in adults, there was no... Read Lindsey's story
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Wally Armstrong
On August 23, 2009, Wally Armstrong was enjoying a relaxing day at the lake with his wife and friends. As a result of unusual behavior, Wally ended up in the hospital to have a CT scan. The results revealed a lump on his brain. This lump turned out... Read Wally's story
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Susan Beymer
Susan's nomination came in the form of a letter from her younger sister Wendy... August 2011 Dear Susie, Today is your two-year anniversary and I am beyond proud to celebrate with you. Your perseverance and determination are contagious. Keep Calm... Read Susan's story
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Mason Kempf
On April 23, 2010, Mason was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, a rare, inoperable brain stem tumor. He is currently undergoing treatment and will return to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. He is almost finished with a... Read Mason's story
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Lindsey Morris-Elwood
Lindsey was first diagnosed with a brain tumor 11 years ago at the age of 13. She went through surgery and treatment. It saved her life but left her with some physical and learning disabilities. That did not keep Lindsey down. She has been an... Read Lindsey's story
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Gary Mumford
Gary has been a physical therapist for the last 27 years. In November 2009, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme. Gary has had two craniotomies and came back fighting only to suffer a stroke, a pulmonary embolism and cardiac arrest but is... Read Gary's story
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Lily Preston
Ten-year-old Lily Preston has been battling ependymoma brain cancer for two years. She has had three brain surgeries; the first in April 2008 only removed 40 percent of the tumor, so she had chemo for a few months and they were able to do a second... Read Lily's story
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Leonard Purvis
Leonard was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme tumor at the end of March 2011 after experiencing a few crippling headaches and blurred vision in February and March. He received surgical treatment at the end of April, followed by chemotherapy... Read Leonard's story
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Clayton Trysla
Clayton Robert was born a full-term, beautiful baby boy in January 2007. In late September of that year, several things were occurring that caused many visits to the pediatrician. Clayton was sleeping too much, he could not/would not swallow baby... Read Clayton's story
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Diane Wall
About 10 days after participating in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure race in 2007, Diane was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer. She had surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and recovered in the early part of 2009. A few months later in August... Read Diane's story
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