"Funding research is hope; every dollar is one step closer to a cure to save our amazing warrior, Mighty Robot Tiger Lucas, and all the other beautiful, innocent children fighting for their lives." - The Ticola Family 

On August 18th, we took Lucas to the ER as a precautionary since he was having difficulty seeing and his gait seemed a bit off. They were such minor symptoms, We acted immediately and wanted to find the best doctor’s anywhere in the world to make sure we had the best options for Lucas.

Lucas is a champ. He takes his meds better than some adults, he reminds us of our plan for each day, and he stays very strong. Lucas is our everything. We are praying and believing that Lucas will have his miracle.

"Life changed as we knew it on 8/18/24, the day Lucas was diagnosed with a monster we had never heard of before, DIPG. Our family has one purpose now in life and that is to save our son. And honor every other child fighting or that has lost the fight to this monster that should be extinct. We will use our voices loudly to spread awareness and create change for more funding and finding a cure sooner rather than later. We will fight for Lucas for the rest of our lives. And that is why it means so much to be a part of the CSN family, because the more united we all are in this fight, the bigger impact can be made to give these children the path to cures they deserve." - Andraya Ticola, Lucas' mother.

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. Thank you again for giving.  The cure starts with you…The Cure Starts NOW!