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Supporting research at the Brain Tumor Program at Lurie Children's Hospital. Almost all funding for pediatric brain tumor research comes from private donations. All donations will be directed to Lurie Children’s. Wyatt's Nuero-oncologist, Dr. Rishi Lulla, recently published an article describing his team's success in killing DIPG (a deadly cancer found in children) in mice and hopes to begin a clinical trial by the end of 2017.

The EndBrainCancer Initiative | Chris Elliott Fund is dedicated to ensuring that all patients diagnosed with brain cancer, a brain tumor, or metastatic disease to the brain have equal access to advanced diagnostics, FDA-approved treatments, specialists and clinical trials. We believe that IMMEDIATE ACCESS to these options provides the patient community with the best HOPE for survival and sustained quality of life. We advocate for policy and care improvements while echoing the patient’s voice in clinical trial protocol. We partner with industry, patients, researchers, advocacy groups, medical teams, hospital networks and others to educate patients and their caregivers with a focus on next generation sequencing so they can have empowered conversations with medical teams.

CHEJ mentors a movement, building healthier communities by empowering people to prevent harm caused by exposure to chemicals in their environment. CHEJ provides the information, tools, direction, training, technical assistance and encouragement local leaders need to prevent harm by keeping dangerous chemicals out of their air, water, food and consumer products. CHEJ has assisted over 12,000 groups nationwide since we were founded in 1981.

AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER OF AKRON ("CHMCA"). ITS PURPOSE IS TO SOLICIT FUNDS FROM DONORS TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF CHMCA.