I opted to make children’s brain tumor research my first charity for fundraising efforts, but I have others too!  Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a funny thing when you dedicate your time to a work that benefits a charity.  Many people don’t understand the commitment and the self sacrifice.  I’ve had a lot of people ask me why I would give away 100% of the profits to a cause.   Here is the best answer I can give.   Read the rest of this entry »

I am inspired continuously by people I have met while doing the work of this book.  Somehow, not by surprise, it is the parents and children suffering from low grade gliomas, that have impacted my life the most.  I’d like to share some of those stories here through this blog. Read the rest of this entry »

I mentioned the children that have impressed me, but I owe one blog to the amazing organizations/individuals that have helped me because they cared that I was trying to do a good thing.  Read the rest of this entry »

The story of a little boy from Michigan is another “unwrapped gift” that I can carry in my heart. Read the rest of this entry »

A story that changed me forever. Emma’s mom.  I don’t even know her first or last name.  I just know she lost her five year old daugther to a brain tumor and that she found me at a book reading.  Read the rest of this entry »