At the end of September 2020, two year old Connor starting complaining of being tired. He began having head and neck pain, started vomiting daily and very quickly was unable to stand or walk without tipping over from dizziness.  

An MRI in October 2020 revealed a large brain tumor and Connor underwent an 8 hour brain tumor resection.  He was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a type of pediatric brain cancer. After 2 weeks in the hospital, he was discharged and taken to St Jude Children's hospital in Memphis, TN for treatment.

In December 2020, Connor began his first cycle of 8 months worth of chemotherapy. Connor handled chemo like the true superhero he is, with minor side effects and never complaining about anything. He finished treatment in July 2021 and moved back home to ND.

In October 2021, Connor returned to TN for his first post treatment MRI's. Unfortunately his cancer had returned in that short time as two new brain tumors were found. He underwent yet another brain surgery to remove these tumors.  He endured 6 weeks of proton therapy radiation and was able to return home right before Christmas.

Connor is post treatment and doing well.  He is in school and is thriving.  Connor still undergoes MRI's to evaluate for relapse.  His family is dedicated to finding THE cure and ending cancer once and for all. 

"Pediatric brain cancer can go by many names. A destroyer of childhood. A kidnapper of joy. A thief of life. There currently is no cure to stop this bully and funding for research is limited. Children deserve to grow up and enjoy life's milestones but cancer steals this opportunity. We as a family are driven to change this, to give all kids like Connor a chance at life. Please support our mission and help us end childhood cancer by donating today."- Brooke George

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.