My name is Chris Ramirez, and I’m a three-time cancer survivor. When I was 17, I was diagnosed with a type of brain cancer called glioblastoma and was given less than two months to live. Today, I’m 34 and healthy... more
All blog posts tagged with "Brain Tumors"
July 14, 2025
May 1, 2025
Author’s Note (April 2026): When this post was first published, we were marking 18 years since Lily’s diagnosis. Now, it has been 19. So much has changed—and so much hasn’t. The reflections below still capture what I wish I had... more
November 25, 2024
Author’s Note (April 2026): When this story was first published, Brynn was a thriving 10-year-old after completing treatment. Today, she is older and continuing to live life after cancer—something made possible by research and the... more
May 16, 2024
One of Jessica Tsai’s research projects produced hundreds (and hundreds) of gigabytes of data. If you printed this... more
March 8, 2022
As a young trainee, many people gave Dr. Michelle Monje, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) grantee from Stanford University the (unsolicited) advice that one cannot have a big career in medicine or science and also have children... more
March 25, 2021
As the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) Director of Science, I work to evaluate our funded research projects to track progress and find gaps in funding so that we can direct more research dollars to the largest areas of need, and... more
May 30, 2020
Frankie was just 6 years old when his parents rushed him to the emergency room. Within hours, Frankie was diagnosed with a brain tumor called pilomyxoid astrocytoma.
Pediatric brain tumors account for about a quarter of all... more
May 22, 2020
During May, we honor Brain Tumor Awareness Month, to raise awareness of childhood brain tumors and the significant need for more research that will lead to new, safer cures.
Brain and Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors... more
March 4, 2020
When Lilly faced surgery after relapsing, her family made the decision to donate extra tumor tissue to research instead of throwing it away.
“We hope that Lilly’s... more
September 12, 2019
Every day, everywhere, children are diagnosed with cancer. Right now, children are in hospitals receiving frontline treatment following a diagnosis. Other children are beginning a clinical trial following a relapse. Still others face... more
