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Deborah Brown-Reed
Deborah Brown-Reed is someone who truly inspires those around her. In fact, she received so many nominations for a Keeping the Faith award, we knew she had to be someone special. Deborah has been battling brain cancer since November 2008, and is... Read Deborah's story
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Matt Chandler
Matt Chandler is the lead pastor of The Village Church. A gifted speaker, he led everyone in a blessing before the inaugural Head for the Cure 5K – North Texas. His very public battle with a grade 3 oligodendroglioma started when he collapsed in... Read Matt's story
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Rachel Draughn
Rachel Draughn awoke her husband the night of Easter 2010 with a violent seizure that would later be determined to be caused by a grade 4 glioblastoma. Because of the seizure, she could no longer drive, yet she faithfully returned to work with a... Read Rachel's story
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Jason Dugdale
Six people submitted nominations for Jason because they were so inspired by the way he has lived his life both pre- and post-brain tumor diagnosis. His journey is remarkable and his courage extraordinary. Jason was 34 when he was diagnosed with a... Read Jason's story
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Donna Jensen
Donna Jensen is here against all odds, and she is a true testament to “Keeping the Faith.” Married with two kids, she was diagnosed with her first malignant brain tumor at the age of 26. She underwent surgery to remove the tumor, and endured three... Read Donna's story
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Jeremy Jones
The words Jeremy Jones lives by are “God is good. All the time, God is good!” Jeremy was diagnosed with a brain tumor the Tuesday before Thanksgiving 2011. After several doctor visits and MRIs, he underwent surgery March 5th. He had complete peace,... Read Jeremy's story
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Carie Jones
Carie was diagnosed September 18, 2010, with a WHO Grade II oligoastrocytoma. Her diagnosis came after two years of suffering multiple, daily, absence seizures with no diagnosis. Her diagnosis finally came when swelling caused two weeks of terrible... Read Carie's story
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Brandon Knight
Brandon Knight is someone whose determination and drive is unlike any other. His wife says it’s what drew her to him when she first met him. In February 2010, she came to a greater understanding why those qualities would be such an important part of... Read Brandon's story
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Phillip Kreymer
Phillip Kreymer counts his blessings every day. From the moment he was diagnosed with a brain tumor in April 2007, Phillip made a vow from his hospital room that “BT” would not be for Brain Tumor; it would be “BT” for Blessed Trial. His mantra …... Read Phillip's story
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Chelsea Laney
Chelsea Laney’s life was almost perfect until she experienced a seizure on January 20th while at work in her classroom. What was initially thought to be the result of dehydration turned out to be the result of a slow-growing, low-grade glioma. Her... Read Chelsea's story
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Oscar Loera
Oscar Loera received the dreaded words “you have a brain tumor” when he was diagnosed with a Grade 2 ogliodendroglioma in November 2008. The tumor was removed, and for the next eight months Oscar’s health and daily activities returned to normal – he... Read Oscar's story
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Julissa Lopez
Julissa Lopez is like any other four-year-old girl, except for one thing … she is in the middle of fighting a brain tumor. Less than two months ago, Julissa was diagnosed with a brain stem glioma after her family became concerned with her frequent... Read Julissa's story
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Stevie Patrick
Stevie Patrick by now is a name you may be familiar with, as she is the inspiration for bringing this event to Texas. Almost a year ago to the day of the inaugural Head for the Cure 5K – North Texas, Stevie was diagnosed with a grade 3 Anaplastic... Read Stevie's story
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Taylor Roth
As Taylor Roth was in her first semester at Baylor University, she started realizing she was having more and more difficulty walking. As the semester went on, she wasn't able to get to some of her classes without stopping to rest. Knowing something... Read Taylor's story
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Melanie Sweeney
Melanie Sweeney was diagnosed with her first brain tumor at age 6. That was 38 years ago. She continued to battle brain tumors throughout her life, but she did not let it get in the way of living. She got married and adopted two sons from South... Read Melanie's story
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Brent Trammel
Brent Trammel said something very poignant when he was diagnosed with an oligodendroglioma this past December. He said “Maybe I was created for this very moment.” With those words to guide him, Brent has not only shown faith in his own destiny but... Read Brent's story
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Amy Van Winkle
Amy is fighting a malignant brain tumor, and her journey has been a long one. In 2009, Amy was involved in a serious car accident with a close friend and her husband while trying to avoid a deer on the road. She was ejected from the vehicle, and a... Read Amy's story
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