Mentoring Mondays with Rick Franzo and David Owens

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Wendy Santana

Did you know that organizations such as the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) will match brain tumor and caregiver mentors with brain tumor patients and/or their caregivers? I recently wrote about a champion in the brain tumor community, Rick Franzo (click here to read the blog post). In addition to everything else he does, Rick has served as an ABTA…

An interview with author, advocate, educator, business owner, and three-time brain tumor survivor; Rick Franzo

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Wendy Santana

Hello Rick. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to participate in this blog post. In my opinion, you have become an important figure in the brain tumor community so much so that some could call you a brain tumor celebrity. You have managed to achieve a great deal since the discovery of your brain tumor(s)…

Connecting the dots…when lightning strikes twice in the same family.

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Wendy Santana

An update on Alexis Shapiro: For those that don’t know, Alexis’ father (Ian) is my first cousin. I still remember where I was and how I felt when I first learned that Alexis was diagnosed with a primary brain tumor. Not only was I shocked and heartbroken, but I was also amazed by how quickly her parents jumped into action…