Joshua was a healthy, active and sweet 11-year-old boy until a few seemingly innocuous symptoms resulted in testing that revealed a sinister tumor in his brain. The resulting diagnosis left the family, community and of course Joshua himself, shaken, scared and shocked. DIPG is a rare and very lethal form of pediatric brain cancer. The immediate and extended family of their beloved Joshua had to endure the words nobody ever wants to hear, "Your loved one has a terrible form of brain cancer." Joshua passed away January 15, 2017.

"Before Joshua died, he selflessly requested to have his brain and brain stem donated to research, so no other child would go through what he did. Donating in Joshua’s name means that you are playing an active part in fulfilling his wish." - Lisa Dluger

Thank you for choosing to donate to The Cure Starts Now Foundation. 100% of this donation, after credit card processing fees, goes directly towards research to find the homerun cure for cancer starting with pediatric brain cancer research.

If you would like to make a donation by mail please send a check to:  The Cure Starts Now Foundation; 10280 Chester Road; Cincinnati, OH 45215 and put the child's name in the memo.

The family receives notification of all donations made to this tribute fund automatically.