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 brain cancer survivor, author, and financial planning advocate; Matthew S. Newman

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Wendy Santana

An interview with brain cancer survivor, author, and financial planning advocate; Matthew S. Newman

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)…

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…

Interviewed by Aunty M Brain Tumours

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Wendy Santana

Thank you Claire Bullimore; brain tumor survivor extraordinaire in the U.K. for interviewing me for Aunty M Brain Tumours! Claire is a brain tumor support advocate, blogger, author, speaker, and social media guru. Meeting, interacting with, and reading about survivors like Claire is something that has truly made a positive difference for me throughout my brain tumor journey. I am…