Cancers of the Central Nervous System - Gliomas, Neuroblastoma

Public anger mounting over disabled girl's school ordeal

Glioma - Sat, 02/04/2012 - 08:09
The chairman of the committee which deals with child welfare, ... Liberty was eight months old when she was diagnosed with optic chiasm glioma, ...
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Study Published in Neuro-Oncology Journal Shows Brain Tumor <b>...</b>

Glioma - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:08
"Because of the invasive nature of glioblastoma, cancer cells are typically left ... Don't say anything in a way you wouldn't want your own child to hear.
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Mufti day to raise money for Niamh

Neuroblastoma - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:41
... to raise £450000 to treat brave Niamh Curry's aggressive neuroblastoma cancer. ... She said: “Niamh is the same age as my son and it brings it home how ...
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Sienna gone but never forgotten

Neuroblastoma - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 07:34
... in honour of Sienna Hoffmann (left) who died two years ago from neuroblastoma. ... We're all parents of young kids and we know how Sienna was a happy, ...
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Columbus <b>Child</b> Battling Cancer Is New Face Of Red Cross

Neuroblastoma - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 04:08
Madeline Richardson has been battling neuroblastoma for more than a year, ... currently is wrapping up her treatments at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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Baby born with rare brain tumor faces chemotherapy

Glioma - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:11
Surgeons at Children's Memorial Hospital, while removing fluid from the 4-day-old ... a high-grade glioma, most often diagnosed in adults, the doctors said.
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Bandits for Malia plan marathon run for toddler with cancer

Neuroblastoma - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:43
There is very little funding for neuroblastoma, so parents often have to jump from trial treatment to trial treatment, hoping to keep their child alive long ...
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Editorial: St. Jude tracks a killer

Glioma - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 06:07
Unless you have a child afflicted with DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma), this rare but lethal type of brain cancer probably isn't familiar.
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Boy&#39;s hope has winning record

Neuroblastoma - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 03:39
In 2005, Jack was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive pediatric cancer ... Determined to find Jack the best treatment, they took him to Children's ...
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Troy schools thanked for toy drive

Neuroblastoma - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 02:24
Sue Staehely oversees the operation in honor of her son Mark who died in 2006 of neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer.
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Wednesday&#39;s Woman: Emily Good

Glioma - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 16:18
The stories of young children affected by cancer and other ... brain tumor known as DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma) a couple of years before.
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Brain Tumor Gene Mutations Discovered in Early Childhood Cases

Glioma - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 16:18
According to Medical News Today, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) occurs almost exclusively in children. The tumor grows in the brainstem at the base ...
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Their music helps the medicine go down

Neuroblastoma - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 08:06
Emma suffers from high-risk neuroblastoma, a type of cancer affecting infants and young children that originates in the sympathetic nervous system.
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Doctors confirm <b>neuroblastoma</b> diagnosis for boy

Neuroblastoma - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 03:14
By JAMES DRAPER 9-month-old Bryce Colbert is undergoing treatment for Stage 4 Neuroblastoma at Children's Medical Center in Dallas. In the past two weeks, ...
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Life after cancer: Three people face the future after devastating <b>...</b>

Neuroblastoma - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 13:06
Mackenzie was diagnosed with neuroblastoma – a cancer that only affects 100 children each year. She underwent various treatments at Yorkhill – the Royal ...
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Life after cancer: Three people face the future after devastating <b>...</b>

Neuroblastoma - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 13:06
Mackenzie was diagnosed with neuroblastoma – a cancer that only affects 100 children each year. She underwent various treatments at Yorkhill – the Royal ...
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Life after cancer: Three people face the future after devastating <b>...</b>

Neuroblastoma - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 13:06
Mackenzie was diagnosed with neuroblastoma – a cancer that only affects 100 children each year. She underwent various treatments at Yorkhill – the Royal ...
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Life after cancer: Three people face the future after devastating <b>...</b>

Neuroblastoma - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 13:06
Mackenzie was diagnosed with neuroblastoma – a cancer that only affects 100 children each year. She underwent various treatments at Yorkhill – the Royal ...
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<b>Kids</b> go after cancer

Neuroblastoma - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 08:17
... while raising money for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis. ... a Morton first-grader, who was diagnosed at age 3 with neuroblastoma.
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Southern Arizona girl undergoes revolutionary surgery in Phoenix

Neuroblastoma - Mon, 01/30/2012 - 23:07
She was the first child ever to test a new instrument, which was also ... Elise Powell, 3, has undergone several surgeries for Ganglio Neuroblastoma cancer, ...
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WHY?

Why in my brain?
It caused me so much pain.
Why in my head?
Perhaps somewhere else instead.
Why in my brain?
We tried a fluid drain.

I just want to walk like you.
I’ve had enough now, haven’t you too?

Poem from Sophie Pollock who lost her battle with cancer in 2007.

Things you can do on Difficult Days

Talk about the child who has died.
Write a letter to him/her.
Eat his/her favourite food.
Watch a video of him/her.
Wear one of his/her clothes like a scarf.
Light a candle.
Look at photos.
Listen to his/her favourite music.
Visit the grave.
Cry, laugh, scream.
Release a balloon with a message.

Some tips for parents and siblings.

What’s the Point?

What’s the point of eyes,
If you’re not here to see?
What’s the point of ears,
If you cannot hear me?
Every sense on my body,
Useless as a broken toy,
What’s the point of beauty,
If you cannot enjoy?

Cry of a parent - by JK.