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Something Big!

Addi's Faith Foundation has pledged $201,352 to MD Anderson Cancer Center for an extremely important and very special research project. Currently, there are live tumor cells growing in the lab that once belonged to Addison Faith, a beautiful little girl who died from an ATRT brain tumor and who is the inspiration behind AFF. For three years, these aggressive tumor cells have been growing and nothing has been able to "kill" them...until now. Initial laboratory data suggests that a new class of agents called HMT inhibitors has stopped the viability of these awful tumor cells. This three year long research project will provide essential knowledge about the treatment of brain tumors and who knows, it might even lead to a cure!

We are excited to follow this project and see where it leads! Afterall...everything is possible for him who believes!

Thanks so much to everyone, past and present, for participating in Addison Faith Bender's Walk By Faith and thus allowing such vital research to be done.

Why participate in the Addison Faith Bender's Inaugural Walk By Faith 5K Race / Walk?

•3,500 children are diagnosed with some form of a   brain tumor every year in this country.

•40% or 4 out of 10 of these children will die.

•75% are under the age of 15.

•Brain tumors are the most deadly of all childhood   cancers.

•Brain tumor research is underfunded and the public   remains unaware of the magnitude of this disease.

 

Will you join us in this fight?