Catching Up with Claire Bullimore

claire bullimore talks and aunty m brain tumours and her brain tumor story

Catching Up with Claire Bullimore

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Wendy Santana

I recently had the chance to sit down for a virtual cuppa tea and crumpets with Claire Bullimore of the U.K. After reading Claire’s book, A Brain Tumour’s Travel Tale, I started following her on social media. I’m a member of her interactive Facebook groups, Brain Tumour Bloggers United and Aunty M. Brain Tumour Chat Room. She really gives brain…

A message to my son…

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Wendy Santana

Unfortunately, my son has witnessed my brain tumor journey since day one. He was only eight-years-old when I had the grand mal seizure in his bed which led to my brain tumor/cancer diagnosis. He has seen the good, the bad, the ugly, and the really ugly. He understands that I have spells of sickness nearly every day. He has seen…

Heart of The Brain Presents $400,000 Donation to Brain Tumor Center

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Wendy Santana

Note: this is a re-post is from today’s Heart of the Brain newsletter. Every Dollar is One Step Closer to a Cure! Interim Executive Director of Heart of the Brain, Colette Weintraub (right), presents a $400,000 donation to Dr. Linda Liau and Dr. Tim Cloughesy, co-directors of the UCLA Brain Tumor Center. Thank you for your donations and continued support…

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…