Kami

In Kami Combes’ living room, you can see evidence of a busy family life: building blocks in the toy basket, spelling tests on the coffee table, and a pile of sneakers near the front door.
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Susie

This May will mark my 17 year anniversary from being diagnosed with a Medulla Blastoma Brain Tumor at the age of 15. It's amazing how even though 17 years have passed I remember that day like it was yesterday.
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Maria, daughter of Ed

Golfing, fishing, hunting, spending time with his 9 grandchildren, traveling and enjoying life with his wife of 54 years... This is how my dad, Ed Elston, spent his time enjoying his retirement years.
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Willie & Sheryl

Willie was diagnosed with brain cancer in July of last year. Dr. Foltz, Henson and the team at the Swedish, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, have embraced our family throughout this entire year long journey.
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Brandy

We are putting together a team to honor my Uncle Patrick Skartvedt who died 9-22-2011. The day of the walk will mark the one year of his death.
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Doris

My Name is Doris Scheerer. My story is being told by my Son. Just before Thanksgiving 2011, I had stoke like symptoms. My Daughter, Bobbi Jo, rushed me to the hospital and I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Glioblastoma.
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Jennifer

I walk along side my husband Rich who was diagnosed with a brain tumor in July 2008. We have walked each year and now fly in from out of state to participate in this celebration of life.
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Heather

In October of 2009, I started to get these really nasty headaches. I could hardly open my eyes, my ears were plugged up and I felt like I was in a wind tunnel. I went to the doctor and she gave me a strong headache medicine.
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Lisa

My childhood friend Paula was diagnosed with Stage III Anaplastic Astrocytoma in June 2011. She started having spasms in her left leg which led her to get her first MRI, soon after the diagnosis she lost her mobility and had to use a walker.
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Deb

"Did you see the jasmine by the front door?" Deb asks me as we are walking around the back garden. "Kim (her daughter, age 37) brought it here between moves. It was a little healthy thing so I asked the landscaper who was here on a project to pop it in by the front entry. He looked at it and where I wanted to put it and said 'It won’t live.'" She planted it there anyway despite his advice.
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Charm

My family and I will be walking in honor of my daughter, Mylin S. Mylin was diagnosed with a brain tumor, called "diffuse pontine glioma" She was 12 when she was diagnosed and at 14 she passed away.
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Nicholas

My name is Nick Martin. In July of 2008, I was studying for the Washington State Bar Exam in Spokane, Washington. I had just graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law. I had been studying with fellow classmates and felt as though I was not retaining any of the information. On the 16th of July, I explained to my study group that I had a migraine and I had to go home. I went home, called my wife Rachel to bring me Excedrin Migraine. I started to feel better.
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Cynthia

Michael was 7 when we realized something was wrong, he had none of what I would have thought were typical brain tumor symptoms. He seemed to have stomach flu like symptoms...
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Cheryl

My husband has a hereditary disease called Neurofibromatosis. This causes fibromas to grow throughout his body anywhere nerves are located inside and out. He was having headaches 9 years ago and had an MRI done.
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