Brain Tumor Awareness Week
- April 29-May 5, 2007
ANNUAL
VIGIL OF HEALING, REMEMBRANCE
and ADVOCACY
Sponsored in part by: 
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list of sponsors who have made it possible
for us to do this important work.
Please download the invitation
to view the program, map, and directions.
T.H.E. BRAIN TRUST is serving as host of the
Annual Vigil for brain tumor survivors and those who
have been lost to this devastating illness, as well
as people who care, including business leaders and distinguished
Members of Congress.
A Vigil Service of Healing and Remembrance on Capitol
Hill will be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2007, in Upper
Senate Park near the "Hidden Under Our Hats"
exhibit, organized by our friends at www.BTAN.org.
This year the reading of the names of those who are
so precious will begin at 4:00 pm and the Vigil Service
will start at 5:00 pm.
LATEST
NEWS and INFO
- Download our Brain
Tumor Vigil Text -Download our Brain Tumor Vigil
Text - This text will be read at our Vigil on Tuesday
afternoon, May 1, 2007. Please join with us and conduct
your own service at home, at the dinner table, in the
living room, at your local place of worship, a support
group meeting, the town square. And then tell us about
it!
- Download our Scroll
of Names (note this is a partial list only)
- During the "Reading of the Names" those
dear ones from the BRAINTMR list who have been overcome
by brain tumors over the last decade will be blessed.
We thank Diane Phillips of www.brainhospice.com for
compiling this list. We will include in our Vigil Prayers
and Blessings everyone from all our email lists, face
to face networks, and friends in the brain tumor community
as well. We also have reiki practitioners sending us
healing energy at this time.
PLEASE NOTE: This list includes mainly members from
the BRAINTMR list over the last 10 years compiled by
Diane Phillips. These are NOT ALL the names that were
submitted to be read May 1, 2007. The full scroll, which
is 22 feet long, will be rolled out at the Vigil Site.
New names, such as those submitted this year will be
added to the scroll in the future. Please do not despair
if a specific name is not listed here, know you and
your loved ones are in our hearts.
- Download Gray
Ribbon Cards - We have been overwhelmed with
the number of orders for ribbon kits for Brain Tumor
Awareness Week (BTAW). We are thrilled so many people
want to get involved! To expedite the process of getting
information to as many people as possible during Brain
Tumor Action Week, we encourage you to obtain some gray
ribbon from your local fabric shop and print out these
cards to give out with your own ribbons.
THIS
JUST IN ! (April 25, 2007)
We are proud to announce that Congressman Steve Rothman
of New Jersey will be speaking at the Vigil. A relative
of his just underwent brain tumor surgery. We are sorry
that anyone must begin this journey, we will offer him
and his family our support, and he will welcome us to
Capitol Hill for this most important cause, as brain
tumors are on the rise.
UPDATED PARKING INFORMATION FOR VIGIL
If you are attending the Vigil and the VIP reception
you may get free Validated parking at the Hotel George
at the Colonial Parking Garage across from the hotel
on E Street. ALSO: Valet parking is available at the
hotel for $20/day. The valet parking lot is across the
street from the hotel.
GUEST SPEAKER
- DR. SAMUEL J. HASSENBUSCH, III
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We are privileged to announce our
Guest Speaker, Samuel J. Hassenbusch III, M.D.,
Ph.D., a neurosurgeon at M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center in Houston who was diagnosed with a glioblastoma
on May 10, 2005.
Dr. Hassenbusch is having a major
impact on our world of brain tumors, appearing
in many media outlets, including the CBS Evening
News with Katie Couric. We are honored he has
graciously committed his time and own money to
participate this year, and we sincerely look forward
to his wisdom, experience and guidance. Be sure
to join us for this interesting and important
event!
Check out some of the news interviews
and other coverage of Dr. Hassenbusch below:
"Eye to Eye" interview with Katie
Couric
Newsweek story:
"A
Six-Foot Lab Rat: There's hope ahead in the battle
against
deadly brain tumors, thanks to new treatments
and brave patients."
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HOW TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE ANNUAL VIGIL OF HEALING,
REMEMBRANCE AND ADVOCACY
Attend
our Annual Vigil of Healing, Remembrance and Advocacy
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T.H.E.
BRAIN TRUST
is pleased to serve as host of the
Annual Vigil of Healing,
Remembrance and Advocacy
on Capitol Hill
for Brain Tumor Awareness Week. |
| Date:
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Tuesday,
May 1, 2007. |
| Time: |
Reading
of the names of those so precious begins at
4:00 pm. Vigil Service will start at 5:00
pm. |
| Where
to meet: |
Upper
Senate Park near the "Hidden Under Our
Hats" exhibit. |
| Guest
speaker: |
Samuel
J. Hassenbusch, III, M.D., Ph.D. Neurosurgeon
at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston,
diagnosed with glioblastoma on May 10, 2005. |
| VIP
reception: |
Our
VIP reception will follow the Vigil Service
on Tuesday evening, May 1, 2007.
Ticket required
- request tickets by sending an email to:
tickets@braintrust.org.
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Participate
remotely in our Annual Vigil
You can remotely participate in the Vigil by sending
in names of people who have touched your life and have
been affected by a brain tumor to: ribbons@BRAIN TRUST.org.
Please include the following in your email for those
to be celebrated as follows:
1. First and last name
2. City, State
3. Date of dx
4. Tumor type if known
5. Number of years of survival
The names of our loved ones and those who have touched
our hearts and souls will be read at the Vigil/Hats
site. Also, if you desire please request a free copy
of the manuscript of the Vigil to read at home. Please
email your information to Myrna Layman myrna.layman@mqbtf.org.
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T.H.E. BRAIN TRUST
is proud to be
a supporter of the International Brain Tumor Awareness
Week (April 29-May 5, 2007) and the Walk Around
the World for Brain Tumors sponsored by the International
Brain Tumor Alliance.
See http://www.theibta.org
for additional details.
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