Trail Angels, Give to Live!

As many of you are aware, our husband and father, Michael Shepard, was taken from us in June 2008 from a glioblastoma (an aggressive brain tumor) in his cerebellum near his brain stem. When we finalized our decisions to hike the PCT, we knew we needed a cause. There wasn't any other cause that hit so close to home than brain cancer research. Various forms of cancer, including brain cancers, seem to be becoming more and more prevalent as we continue to hear about family, friends, and friends of friends who are battling or were taken by the disease. Trail Angels, Give to Live has become our way of supporting and encouraging those affected. It is a fund that we created through the National Brain Tumor Society in hopes of raising $2,650 for brain tumor research, one dollar for every mile that we hike the PCT. It is through this hike and through this charity that we will individually and collectively remember and honor Michael Shepard, our father, husband, and friend who believed in living life passionately and positively, and others affected by brain tumors.

National Brain Tumor Society is fiercely committed to finding better treatments, and ultimately a cure, for people living with a brain tumor today and anyone who will be diagnosed tomorrow. This means effecting change in the system at all levels. The National Brain Tumor Society has a rigorous and thoughtful agenda, integrating research and public policy to bridge critical gaps. Starting with discovery science, to clinical trial design and the development of new therapies, there are many opportunities to make improvements and speed the momentum of new findings. Your tax-deductible gift will help support research for a cure and enable NBTS to provide up-to-date information about the disease to the many patients and families coping with it.



To donate directly to our cause, please follow the link below to our fund page:

http://www.braintumorcommunity.org/goto/trailangels

If you are interested in making a pledge to donate an amount-per-mile to encourage us to keep walking, follow the link below, download and save the form, fill it out, and email it to us at

trailangelsgivetolive@gmail.com

Pledge form address:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_GGJONcPlyAMTEycGJsTUJ5bjA

Thank you for your generosity and encouragement!