by Lynette Apodaca | Sep 26, 2023 | Lynette's Blog
Introduction Receiving a diagnosis of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) for your child is an unimaginable and heart-wrenching experience. As a parent, you’re confronted with a daunting journey filled with uncertainty, fear, and overwhelming anxiety....
by Marc Jr Foundation | Oct 30, 2019 | Faces of DIPG
Four days away from her fifth birthday, Braylynn Lawhon was diagnosed with DIPG. Since then, her mother, Allyn Parker began documenting Braylynn’s journey and her battle with DIPG and shared it on social media to spread awareness. It is surprising but true that...
by Marc Jr Foundation | Jul 29, 2019 | About DIPG
“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world,” said Louis Pasteur whose discoveries has saved the lives of many people. Today, even though we are moving forward technologically at the speed of light, we...
by Marc Jr Foundation | Jul 1, 2019 | About DIPG
A shocking fact – for about two decades now no new drugs have been licensed to treat brain cancer in adults and children! But this new drug could change things and become the first drug designed to target DIPG. The scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research...
by Marc Jr Foundation | Mar 28, 2019 | About DIPG
In Marc Jr Foundation’s DIPG awareness series, we have written about what is DIPG and its symptoms. In this article, we are going to understand more about the diagnosis of DIPG. We know that DIPG is a rare glial tumor, a cure for which hasn’t been found yet. As this...
