The Cure Starts Now

The Cure Starts Now Foundation is an IRS 501C non-profit charity dedicated to educating, aiding and funding the search for a cure for brainstem glioma and other forms of pediatric brain cancer in the hopes of curing all cancers. Our fight begins with the children, typically ages 5-7, who are most commonly afflicted with this debilitating disease. Their prognosis is considered "dismal" by cancer experts with less than 1-10% of all confirmed victims living beyond 18 months from diagnosis. Sparing their cognitive abilities, brainstem glioma slowly robs children of their motor functions resulting in partial paralysis, loss of voice and sight and finally ending with an inability to eat and breath. It is both heart wrenching and painful as they are fully aware of their decline often until their last day. The cure starts now...