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Signet Sealed Giveback- San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

Monday September 16, 2019 1:00am - Saturday September 28, 2019 11:45pm
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3rd Annual Herbish Golf Tournament

Midland, TX

Monday September 16, 2019 7:30am - 2:00pm
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Royal Oak, MI

Saturday September 21, 2019 12:00pm - Sunday September 22, 2019 5:00pm
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Chicago Team Spotlight - Team Elissa

Aug 02, 2019

Each year, dozens of teams participate in our annual Head for the Cure 5K - Chicago.  Team Elissa has participated in honor of Elissa with their "Mom's Walk"  after her courageous battle with brain cancer. By participating in this event, you are helping fund research and programs to support the brain tumor community.  Learn more about Team Elissa! Register or Donate Today! Team Spotlight.png Labor Day 2015 will always be remembered in my family.  Elissa ended up in the local ER with a persistent headache that just kept escalating.  Within a few hours...

Detroit Team Spotlight - Team Glials Gone Wild

Aug 02, 2019

Each year, dozens of teams participate in our annual Head for the Cure 5K - Detroit.  Team Glials Gone Wild has participated in honor of Molly Marco and her courageous battle with brain cancer. By participating in this event, you are helping fund research and programs to support the brain tumor community.  Learn more about Team Glials Gone Wild! Donate or Register Today!  Team Spotlight (1).png I started participating in Head for the Cure's Detroit 5K in September 2017. I  was diagnosed with Anaplastic Astrocytoma (Junior Glioblastoma) in October 2016,...

San Antonio 5K Team Spotlight- Brandee's Legacy

Jul 31, 2019

Each year, many teams participate in our annual Head for the Cure 5K - San Antonio.  Brandee's Legacy has participated in honor of Brandee after her courageous battle with brain cancer. By participating in this event, you are helping fund research and programs to support the brain tumor community.  Learn more about Brandee's Legacy! Register or Donate Today! 1.png My twin sister and best friend lost her 16 month battle from Glioblastoma Multiform. Brandee had one more item on her bucket list, she wanted her friends and family to walk/run with her in a...

San Antonio 5K Team Spotlight- Team Gina Lee

Jul 31, 2019

Each year, many teams participate in our annual Head for the Cure 5K - San Antonio.  Team Gina Lee has participated in honor of Gina after her courageous battle with brain cancer. By participating in this event, you are helping fund research and programs to support the brain tumor community.  Learn more about Team Gina Lee! Register or Donate Today! 2.png Where do I begin?  Gina Lee McElroy is where our team name comes from, Team Gina Lee. She passed away one year after she was diagnosed, she was 30 years old. Some facts about our angel, she was a...

Detroit Physician Spotlight - Meet Dr. Walbert!

Jul 30, 2019

The 6th annual Head for the Cure 5K Run/Walk - Detroit is only a couple of months away on Sunday, September 22nd!  We are proud to partner with the Hermelin Brain Tumor Center at Henry Ford Health System and their efforts to increase awareness while performing vital clinical research. Please take a moment to learn more about one of those dedicated physicians working to find a cure, Dr. Tobias Walbert. Register or Donate Today! Screen Shot 2019-07-30 at 9.47.02 AM.png ...

Community Driven Fundraisers

Jul 29, 2019

Head for the Cure hosts a series of events across the country benefiting a local brain cancer center or foundation and our national beneficiary, The Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative (BTTC). You have the opportunity to bring the fight against brain cancer to your community. If you are interested in hosting your own event, we would love to hear from you. Big or small, every effort of raising awareness, funds, and hope for the brain tumor community will help us defeat brain cancer step by step. If you have an idea you would like to discuss, please contact us. Learn more here! ...

State of Ohio Brain Cancer Advocacy Alert!

Jul 29, 2019

Advocating for brain tumor patients and caregivers is crucial in our work at the Head for the Cure Foundation to defeat brain cancer! That’s why we are asking you to join Head for the Cure, and OhioState Representative Jeff Crossman, to provide your opinions on an extremely important matter.  Please take the time to read the notice below, regarding important information about helping make May officially Brain Cancer Awareness Month in the state of Ohio. Overview: While brain cancer advocacy groups continue to recognize May as Brain Cancer Awareness Month, this is not a national or...

NC Triangle Team Spotlight - Team CzmeiltheDeal

Jul 25, 2019

Each year, teams participate in our annual Head for the Cure 5K - NC Triangle.  Team CzmeiltheDeal rallies behind Corey Czmeil, a son-to-be father, husband, son and friend diagnosed with an astrocytoma tumor about three weeks ago. By participating in this event, you are helping to support brain tumor research and programs at UNC Brain Tumor Program. Keep up with Corey's fight on his blog! Corey Czmiel It has been about three weeks since I was diagnosed with brain cancer and underwent surgery to retrieve a biopsy, removing a tiny portion of...

Metro KC Team Spotlight- Team Mimi

Jul 18, 2019

Each year, hundreds of teams participate in our annual Head for the Cure 5K - Metro KC.  Team Mimi has participated in honor of Cindy Cole after her courageous battle with brain cancer. By participating in this event, you are helping fund research and programs to support the brain tumor community.  Learn more about Team Mimi! Team Spotlight (2).png Cynthia Rose Cole, 59, went to her eternal reward on February 21, 2010 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Cindy was born on February 24, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri, to Fred and Lucille Nachbar and...

What Does #GBMDay Mean to Ambassador Molly Marco?

Jul 17, 2019

July 17, is GBM Awareness Day… which happens to fall on my MRI day. Kind of uncanny and #scanxiety engaging, for sure. Why am Iworried, you ask, since I only have an Anaplastic Astrocytoma? Here’s WHY: 1) GBM is a Grade 4 ASTROCYTOMA, 2) Anaplastic Astrocytoma is a Grade 3—and our rogue Astros like to reoccur, and they will reoccur in one of two ways: either as themselves, a Grade 3 again; or they will power up as a Grade 4 (GBM). It will not reoccur “nicer.”  I imagine astrocytes are angrier after you put them through the gauntlet of surgery, radiation, and chemo the first time....

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