Kate was a gift - little sister to all the bigs, a determined, funny, sly smiling soccer player who battled DIPG for 17 months. Her loves were playing school - teacher of dolls and grading papers; American Girl dolls - dressing them up; Sorry! and Guess Who?. She was a fierce competitor who hated losing. She loved her friends - laughing and practical jokes with them; family -being with them at home to watch Supermarket Sweep & Shop Til You Drop! Kate was all this and more. Today her spirit lives on - always in our hearts.

"Funding research is the only way to improve treatments and ultimately find a cure so children can fight and beat brain cancer. It has been 20 years since Kate’s death and her family still wants a cure so no other family has to bury their daughter, son, sister or brother." -The Chatron Family

Thank you for choosing to donate to The Cure Starts Now Foundation. 100% of this donation, after credit card processing fees, goes directly towards research to find the homerun cure for cancer starting with pediatric brain cancer research.

If you would like to make a donation by mail please send a check to:  The Cure Starts Now Foundation; 10280 Chester Road; Cincinnati, OH 45215 and put the child's name in the memo.

The family receives notification of all donations made to this tribute fund automatically.