Sam has fought his battle with AT/RT with silliness and smiles and it’s working! It is so important for me to teach him kindness towards others and we were so humbled when all that kindness we spread was returned to us with his diagnosis. Sam had to lose his left eye due to his cancer but it allowed for total resection of his tumor which was invaluable. He has since been through 5 intensive rounds of chemo, 6 weeks of proton radiation, and just started maintenance chemo which will last for a year. His recent scans were NED!! We and our community are continually praying for that to always be the case for our Lightning McQueen loving rockstar!!

"The Cure Starts Now is so important to us because its message is one of HOPE - that awareness, support, and love to its members will brighten their tough days, that increased awareness will bring about more change, and that change will come and bring about better treatments and a cure! We cannot sit idly by as Sam has to endure so much without doing everything we can get him through this with as little hardship as possible. Fundraising for research is our way of fighting for Sam and every other child in treatment, survivorship, or looking down on us. As one family, I wouldn’t know where to start but with the other families working with The Cure Starts Now, we are amplified and empowered to get answers and action for the best reason: our children."  -The Devaney Family

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.