On June 27th, I will be participating in Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada (BTFC) virtual Brain Tumour Walk to help end brain tumours. I’m really excited since we are only a week away. This year, I am Team Captain of… Read More »One-week before Brain Tumour Walk
My #HoldOnPleaseEmily campaign is about raising awareness for brain tumours and cancer while and bringing hope to those impacted. Apart from finding more ways to donate funds to support the cause, it’s also important to give members of the brain cancer… Read More »Phase 2 of H.O.P.E. Campaign
The announcement today of the passing of A.M.A. founder, Eelke ‘Allen’ Monsma brought great sadness as members of Team #HoldOnPleaseEmily begin preparing for the virtual Brain Tumour Walk, scheduled for June 27th. Allen, at age 87, passed peacefully, surrounded by… Read More »Allen Monsma: always remembered
Today is World Brain Tumour Awareness Day. Annually on June 8th, the world pays tribute to all brain tumour patients and their families. This started in 2000 by the “Deutsche Hirntumorhilfe e.V.” (German Brain Tumour Association) who created this international commemoration… Read More »World Brain Tumour Day
Tomorrow is the beginning of a very important event. The entire month of May is Brain Tumour Awareness Month and people from around the world would help #TurnMayGrey to raise awareness. Many supporters would wear grey (or post pictures of… Read More »Let’s #TurnMayGrey
This Fact or Myth video series is a week-long series to honour #BrainAwarenessWeek. I released one video a day, starting on March 15th for a whole week to provide information about brain tumours. Tomorrow will be my last video post,… Read More »Brain Awareness Week
Now I’m going to be honest here. When I first started to write my book, I wasn’t certain how it’ll turn out. I had my doubts about finishing my story. Also, I was skeptical if my story would read eloquently… Read More »Join Team #HoldOnPleaseEmily