Brain tumor survivors lead walk to raise money for more research
When WRAL reporter Amanda Lamb's mother was diagnosed with a glioblastoma and being treated at the Tisch Center, resources were limited, but that is changing.
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When WRAL reporter Amanda Lamb's mother was diagnosed with a glioblastoma and being treated at the Tisch Center, resources were limited, but that is changing.
Alan Stephenson is a current Tisch patient.
"I woke up one day with what I thought was a migraine," he said.
Stephenson had surgery at Duke in January of 2009 after an MRI led to a brain tumor diagnosis.
"It was in a very bad place," he said. "My recovery time was tougher. I had to learn to walk again."
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"They were such incredible kids fighting such incredible battles, it encouraged people to get involved and to give," he said.
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Howell was diagnosed at age 9 and passed away in 2017 at age 13.
"He was just a kid you gravitated to. When people found out what he was fighting and what he was battling, they wanted to know more," Stephenson said.
Anne Beebe, development director for the Tisch Center, said brain tumors are the No. 1 cancer killer in children, and more research is necessary to improve outcomes.
The $39 million raised over 30 years by the Angels Among Us Walk for Hope goes to fund that research.
“We don't have salaries that come out of what we raise. It all goes to brain tumor research at Duke for the clinical trials, all to help our patients," she said.
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