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The ABTA along with Co-Chair, Erin Dunbar, MD, Piedmont Brain Tumor Center, has designed a meeting to empower and equip newly diagnosed patients and caregivers with information and resources to make informed decisions throughout treatment and care.
This month’s MindMatters features raw stories that highlight the lives of brain tumor patients, caregivers and researchers touched by the ABTA. Get inspired and join the community striving for change with this unforgiving disease.
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Larry loved his fiery, redheaded wife, Lynn. But when Lynn was diagnosed with glioblastoma (GBM), he knew things had to change. It was his turn to take care of his wife and build a bigger boat for them both. In recognition of Caregiver Awareness Month, he wants to share his story.
ABTA hosted a trifecta of virtual community events, conferences and meetings in October to bring the latest in brain tumor treatment, care and research to the brain tumor community. Check out these stories about the ABTA National Conference, AARN 9th Annual Meeting and the first-ever BT5K Your Way virtual event.
Even a pandemic couldn’t keep the brain tumor community from connecting and finding answers at the ABTA National Conference. This year, the ABTA’s preeminent conference was held in an all-virtual
Learn how these ABTA fundraising families have creatively and passionately supported brain tumor research and patient programs through the Fundraise Your Way program.
Maria Menounos, Emmy® Award-winning journalist, author and actress, joins the 2020 ABTA National Conference as Keynote Speaker to share her journey going from caregiver to brain tumor patient to survivor.
Kim and Jodi came together after their respective loved ones were impacted by a glioblastoma diagnosis. They found strength and healing by organizing and hosting the Sharing Hope Walk for
This year, the BT5K Your Way run/walk event holds greater sentiment for Elizabeth and her mom, Heather. This past December, Elizabeth was diagnosed with a second brain tumor, a glioblastoma.
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Gina & Tim Abbas
Caregiver & Anaplastic Astrocytoma Survivor
800+ children & adults are diagnosed with a brain tumor every single day.
