“When my son was first diagnosed with a GBM, we were scared but determined to fight. We started searching for answers on the internet right away, and as you can imagine, we found a lot of bad information along with a lot of good information. It was hard to tell what was good advice and [...]

As we partake in the celebration and festivities of this holiday season, I would like to take a moment and remind all of our Facebook friends that brain cancer does not take a holiday.  Neither does the need for support and advocacy for brain tumor patients.   At the Chris Elliott Fund, we like to think [...]

In my own personal journey through cancer, the thing that surprised me the most was the well-meaning advice of friends that could have killed me had I been naive enough to follow it. This includes the myriad of questionable information out there on the internet, especially miracle cures and “natural treatments”. These range from “juice [...]

Found This and Thought It Might Be Usefull….Helpful Hints for Sore Mouth and Throat….. Compliments of MERCK ONCOLOGY “Eating Well Through Cancer” Does this Sound Familiar? • I have no appetite. Is there anything to help me? • Should I eat hot or cold foods? • What foods should I eat? Your mouth normally will [...]

At 2:30am on Saturday, June 25th 2011, I received a phone call from my best friend, Jack (actually, there were three calls, all of which I missed because I was asleep and my phone was set on silent mode). Later, Jack would tell me he called while driving to OHSU in Portland to meet his [...]