This eye-opening video was posted by a great brain tumor survivor, advocate and photographer http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zFWr-CKMWGYand sparked a discussion among some of the survivors. Do the effects of a brain tumor, whether they are visible or not, lead to increased isolation? If you look different or walk different, do people treat you different? Do people shy...
Yesterday we welcomed close to 1600 people to our 23rd Annual Big Apple Circus event. It was a fun day and we wanted to hear from the families that attended to see what was your favorite part of the circus event? We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at future CBTF events!
We look forward to seeing all the families that have registered for out 23rd Annual Big Apple Circus Event. This is our longest running event at CBTF! We're asking all of the families attending to fill out a contact and photo release form upon arrival. The form will register you to win a Happy Napper! In addition to being really cool, Happy Nappers are a supporter of...
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. When you are a kid, especially a teenager, anything that makes you different can potentially make you a target for bullying. Having a brain tumor makes you different in so many ways. While some peers rally around their classmate during treatment and provide unconditional and genuine support, many don’t. After treatment is over ,they do not...
In the Sunday, October 9,2011 New York Times Sunday Review section, there was an article entitled “Redefining What No. 1 Means.” The last paragraph reminded me of the struggle I see so many brain tumor survivors face. The author is discussing societies who rank high in Quality of Life scores and says : “What these societies have in common is that rather than striving to be the...
Last night I saw 50/50. Here is my personal opinion as a graduated YA survivor and someone who works with survivors everyday. HURRAY! We are talking about the fact young adults get cancer and it is nothing they did that caused it.
This past weekend “50/50” opened in movie theaters throughout the country. The movie follows, Adam, a young adult who is diagnosed with a cancerous spinal tumor. The movie has received great reviews from critics nationwide and I am wondering if any of you have seen the movie and if so, what did you think?
Today, October 2, the LiveStrong organization asked people to make a pledge to wear yellow to bring awareness to the global cancer crisis. In working with brain tumor survivors for the past five years, this makes me wonder how many of the survivors I know will be wearing yellow?Some brain tumor patients have non-malignant brain tumors. Therefore, despite the fact they receive the same...
