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The first ever hearing on cellphones and brain tumors.
Ways to get involved in helping with awareness:
Get involved, go to www.curesearch.org for information on how to help.
Check out www.Standup2Cancer.org another way for you to become involved.
A bit of Information...
Welcome to our brain tumor/brain cancer website. You may have come across our website via a search or through another
person, but whatever the case, a brain tumor must have touched your life in one way or another. We would like to hear your
story. There are so many informative websites about brain tumors and brain cancer but our idea here stemmed from a mother
of a child with a brain tumor and her search for better awareness and earlier detection. The awareness pin that symbolizes
brain tumors is out there, but
it is solid grey and it also symbolizes several other illnesses. Therese Leiszler, the
mother of Zachary who has a brain tumor, wanted something to set brain tumors/brain cancer apart from all of these other illnesses.
Each illness is deserving of having its own entity but since Therese has been touched personally by a brain tumor, not just
through Zachary, but so many others, she wanted this cancer to have its own awareness pin. The pin represents our brains,
made up of grey and white matter, both of which are important to our development physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
This website will grow throughout all of your stories and through our continued research of brain tumors/brain cancer. Our
hope is to
raise awareness through each of you that wear the pin and that you explain why you wear the pin and how brain
cancer and brain tumors may have touched your life. All of you are our hope and all of you have a story to your life. People
are being diagnosed and dying as you read this, we encourage you to reach out. Thank you for visiting our website and for
helping us towards more research. Never take a moment for granted. Peace~
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What are the symptoms of a brain tumor?
The following are the most common symptoms of a brain tumor. However, each
child may experience symptoms differently.
Symptoms vary depending on size
and location of tumor. Many symptoms are related to an increase in pressure
in or
around the brain. There is no spare space in the skull for anything
except the delicate tissues of the brain and its fluid.
Any tumor, extra
tissue, or fluid can cause pressure on the brain and result in the following
symptoms:
a..
increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is caused by extra tissue or
fluid in the brain. Pressure may increase because one
or more of the
ventricles that drain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF, the fluid that surrounds the
brain and spinal cord)
has been blocked, causing the fluid to be trapped in
the brain. Increased ICP can cause the following:
a..
headache
b.. vomiting (usually in the morning)
c.. nausea
d.. personality
changes
e.. irritability
f.. drowsiness
g.. depression
h..
decreased cardiac and respiratory function and eventually coma if
not treated
b.. Symptoms vary depending upon
which part of the brain the tumor is
found. Symptoms of brain tumors in the cerebrum (front of brain) may
include:
a.. seizures
b.. visual changes
c.. slurred speech
d..
paralysis or weakness on half of the body or face
e.. increased intracranial pressure (ICP)
f..
drowsiness and/or confusion
g.. personality changes/impaired judgement
h.. short-term memory
loss
i.. gait disturbances
j.. communication problems
c.. Symptoms of brain tumors
in the brainstem (middle of brain) may
include:
a.. seizures
b.. endocrine problems
(diabetes and/or hormone regulation)
c.. visual changes or double vision
d.. headaches
e.. paralysis of nerves/muscles of the face, or half of the body
f.. respiratory changes
g.. increased intracranial pressure (ICP)
h.. clumsy, uncoordinated walk
i.. hearing
loss
j.. personality changes
d.. Symptoms of brain tumors in the cerebellum (back of brain) may
include:
a.. increased intracranial pressure (ICP)
b.. vomiting (usually occurs in the
morning without nausea)
c.. headache
d.. uncoordinated muscle movements
e..
problems walking (ataxia)
f.. frequent and prolonged hiccups
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Mission Statement
To inform, educate, and increase awareness to the public
that children and adults are being diagnosed with brain tumors and brain cancer everyday. To offer hope and encouragement
through an increase in awareness, education and personal stories. If we unite we can fight.
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This card is a design by Skylar who has had a brain tumor (craniopharyngioma) removed. Skylar is 16, in high school and
is a wonderful and talented young lady. She enjoys scrapbooking and as you can see is talented at making cards. Her website
is www.caringbridge.org/visit/skylarsokolowski To print click on the picture.
To download the inside of Skylar's card click here
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