Success Story

Tammy Odell remembers exactly when she knew something was wrong with her son, Alex Nunes."We were in the grocery store. He was 4 years old and being ornery," she recalls. "I told him to get out of something and he turned around and he grinned. And his eyes were crossed."After that, it took three visits to eye doctors before a CAT scan revealed a brain tumor.Alex underwent a complete resection, followed by chemotherapy and radiation. "He had to learn to walk and talk again," Tammy says. "But he bounced back."Today, Alex is a healthy 24-year-old. However, he does experience limitations because of his tumor. For instance, he can't drive or handle money."I have to explain to [Alex], this is what happened to you, this is what you lived through, this is how strong you are," Tammy says.

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