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Following are the names of children who died from a brainstem glioma. There are several types of brainstem gliomas. The kids on this list all died from the same disease Shelly had: a diffused pontine glioma. (I am purposely not capitalizing the name of this disease).

Faith Emily Altbush
Born: October 29, 1993
Diagnosed: April 29, 2000
Died: December 7, 2001
Visit: her memorial website
Contact Marilyn Altbush

Dylan James Asiel
Born: August 23, 1992
Diagnosed: December 15, 1998
Date of death: November 8, 1999
contact Robin Asiel

 

 

TJ Bassett
Born: June 1, 1986
Diagnosed: January 17, 1997
Died: September 13, 1998
Contact Nancy Bassett

Justin Francis Benson
Born: January 31, 1992
Diagnosed: September 1999
Died: April 13, 2000
Visit Justin's site
Contact Carol A. Benson, Justin's maternal grandmother

Daniel Byron
Born: September 14,1991
Diagnosed: June 18, 2001
Died: August 14, 2002
contact Randi and Arthur Byron

 

 

Jekka R. Caceres
Born: February 17, 1993
Diagnosed: June 18, 2001
Died: September 18, 2001
Contact: Heidi R. Caceres

Amanda Irene Cassel
Born: November 5, 1996
Diagnosed: September, 1999
Died: May 23, 2000
Contact: Carla Williams

Katelyn Spann Chatron
Born: May 1, 1989
Diagnosed: April 5, 1999
Died: September 26, 2000
Contact Mike and Barb Chatron

Alexandra Ryan Dowler
Born: September 6, 1991
Diagnosed: April 7, 1997
Died: March 11, 1998
Contact Jillian Dowler

Hannah Louise Els
Born: January 17, 1998
Diagnosed: January 19, 2000
Died: September 1, 2000
Contact Robin Els

Aaron Thomas Ewing
Born: December 12, 1999
Diagnosed: April 13, 2004
Died: November 28, 2004
Visit: Aaron's website
Contact: Wendy Ewing

Leilani Lynne Fernandez
Born: July 9, 1993
Diagnosed: June 29, 2001
Died: July 25, 2002
Contact Yvonne Fernandez

Blair Patrick Fitzgerald
Born: January 15, 1991
Diagnosed: December 8, 1999
Died: March 12, 2001
Contact: Patrick L. Fitzgerald

Kyla Freitag
Born: November 1, 1994
Diagnosed: September 5, 1996
Died: June 14, 1999
Contact Juliet Freitag

Timothy Galvan
Born: June 14, 1992
Diagnosed: January 4, 1999
Died: November 27, 1999
contact his parents

 

 

Gianna Rose Galliano
Born: October,31,1995
Diagnosed: August,20,1998
Died: June,16,1999
Contact her parents

Jamie Faith Gruman
Born: May 16, 1997
Diagnosed: July 24, 2004
Died: June 5, 2005
Contact her parents

James Robert Haddad
Born: June 20, 1993
Died: October 26, 2002
Visit: James Haddad's website
Contact Robert Haddad

McKenna Raquel Harris
Born: January 27 1996
Diagnosed: January 29, 2000
Died: March 2, 2001
Contact Mom - Jana Harris

Amanda Laree Hartman
Born: November 16, 1992
Diagnosed: May 9, 1997
Died: December 12, 1997
Contact: Teresa Hartman

Gil Havas
Born: January 17, 1991
Diagnosed: December 20, 1997
Died: August 6, 1999
Contact Amira Havas

Anjuli Jacobs
Born: November 24, 1996
Diagnosed: October 23, 2000
Died: June 22, 2001
Visit Anjuli's webpage
Contact Marcia Jacobs

Rachel Jayne
Born: September 4, 1980
Died: May 11, 1996
contact Her mother, Sheila

Aliyah Mattie-Ann Jefferson
Born: May 16, 1992
Diagnosed: January 4, 2004
Died: May 10, 2004
Contact: Cheri Henry

Kristen Kenzig
Born: September 3, 1987
Diagnosed: December, 1996
Died: September 9,1997
Visit Kristen's Legacy

Darryl Junhong Lim
Born: February 4, 1994
Diagnosed: October 5, 1996
Died: June 27, 1997
Visit Darryl's homepage

 

 

Nolan Gerald Loftus
Born: November 4, 1993
Diagnosed: November 2002
Died: August 24, 2003
Visit: Nolan's website
Contact Lorraine Loftus

Carly Christina Manning
Born: November 15, 1985
Diagnosed: July 14, 1996
Died: January 18, 1999
Contact Carole Manning

Christian Travis Mcinville
Born: October 1, 1997
Diagnosed: Jan 3,2001
Died: December 8, 2001
contact his parents

 

 

Benjamin McMillan
Born: August 10, 1995
Diagnosed: December 31, 1996
Died: December 12, 1998
Visit Ben's Hut:

Hannah Miller
Born: May 24, 1989
Diagnosed: September 28, 2000
Died: May 12, 2001
contact Lynn Levy

Jennifer Christine Moser
Born: March 29, 1983
Diagnosed: January 2, 1997
Died: November 8, 1997
contact: Joe Moser

 

 

Shontelle Ostinowsky
Born: November 1982
Diagnosed: October 1999, diffuse pontine glioma
Died: April 15, 2001
Contact Marla A. DeYulis

Katlyn Elizabeth Owens
Born: October 23, 1997
Diagnosed: May 18, 2004
Died: April 6, 2005
Contact Jeffrey Owens

Joshua Ozuna
Born:August 10, 1989
Diagnosed: August 22, 1995
Died:August 22, 1996
contact: Renee Ozuna
Visit Joshua's homepage

Olivia Mackenzie Patton
Born: June 27, 1994
Diagnosed: November 24, 2000
Died: November 12, 2001
Contact Tameria Patton

Tess Mackenzie Ryan
Born: August 30, 1994
Diagnosed: February 20, 2000
Died: November 14,2001
Contact Dianne and Gordon Ryan

Vicky Sasse
Born: born July 15,1988
Diagnosed: October, 1991
Died: July 8, 1992
Contact Lorri Sasse

Michael Serratelli
born: September 20, 1984
diagnosed May 12, 1994 (Age 9)
Died August 19, 1994
contact: John or Kay Serratelli

Kelsey Jo Schmitt
Born: March 13, 1990
Diagnosed: December 31, 1996
Died: September 6, 1997
contact: Missy Schmitt

Sara Elizabeth Schwartz
Born: April 27, 1989
Diagnosed: (with brain stem glioblastoma) June 14, 1998
Died: September 16, 1998
contact: Randy & Theresa Schwartz

 

 

Julia Sias
Born: May 7, 1993
Diagnosed: December 1, 1997
Died: August 19, 1998
Contact Mom - Shelli Sias

Garrett Zane Somsen
Born:January 16, 1998
Diagnosed: March 12, 2002
Died:January 31, 2003
Visit Garrett's webpage
contact: Diane Fallis

Lacey Jo Faye Stoops
Born: January 13, 1994
Diagnosed: March 20, 2000
Died: April 22, 2001
Visit Lacey's webpage
Contact Tina Stoops

Na'ama Swery (from Israel)
Born: 19 September 1988
Diagnosed: 16 December 1998
Died: 28 October 1998
contact: Varda and Reuven Swery

 

 

Liam Edward Tamayo
Born: March 16, 1996
Diagnosed: October 24, 2001
Died: July 24, 2002
Visit: his Caringbridge webpage
Contact Jan Tamayo

Elena Tresh
Born: June 6, 1993
Diagnosed: May 22, 1997
Died: March 5, 1999
contact: Jennifer Tresh

 

 

Matthew Garnett Wilbert
Born: March 26, 1993
Diagnosed: August 7, 2001
Died: April 4, 2003
Visit: his Caringbridge webpage
Contact Natalie Wilbert

Callum Young (from Australia)
Born: January 23, 1991
Diagnosed: November 11, 1998
Died: July 13 1999
contact: Wyman Young

Bruce Ziegler
Born: August 3, 1993
Diagnosed: September 1996
Died: February 14, 1997
Visit Bruce's homepage

If you would like to add your child to this list, please email me withthe child's name, date of birth, date of diagnosis, date of death and your contact information.

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