Thanks for making us a top team!

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Wendy Santana

Greetings. I hope this blog post finds you safe and well. I just wanted to take a moment to express how deeply touched I am by the generous support our team received last weekend (be it in-person, in-spirit, as a team member, through a donation, or otherwise). You helped make the Los Angeles BT5K run & walk organized by the…

Help Us Reach Our Goal of 25 Team Members

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Wendy Santana

Hello again. I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted here. There’s been a lot going on and it was a very busy summer. First, my son graduated from middle school and three days later he started playing water polo for his high school. The entire summer was a blur and now that he’s pretty much settled into high…

An Indelible Mark

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Wendy Santana

“Make it edgy,” I said to the tattoo artist. “There isn’t anything pretty about brain cancer.” It was 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2016. Although it had been a warm and sunny California day, I felt gloomy. I wanted the tattoo to personify my state of mind at the time: edgy and colorless. I was still struggling to…

Brain Cancer May Have Taken Me Out Of The Game, But It Also Gave Me My Life.

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Wendy Santana

Sometimes a person needs to be taken out of the game in order to embrace what really matters. At least that was the case for me. As a workaholic, I was out of touch with my body and my family. Although brain cancer took away my job and career (at least for the time being), I eventually came to realize…

“Gratitude”

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Wendy Santana

There have been numerous blessings that have coincided with my brain cancer diagnosis. While some of these took longer for me to come to terms with than others, I realize now how truly fortunate I am. I am thankful for my friend and fellow cancer warrior, Shoshanah Siegel, who suggested during a meditation gathering she was hosting several months ago…