Marlee's Mission

Marlee's Mission Join Marlee's Mission! KEEP SPREADING DIPG AWARENESS At 8 years old Marlee was a vibrant, healthy little girl. She was full of energy and had a zest for life.

She began complaining of headaches and nausea. When traditional medicine was not relieving her symptoms, Marlee was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for further evaluation. A CT scan of the head was performed and results were devastating. Marlee was diagnosed on December 15, 2016, with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma or DIPG for short. DIPG is a “rare”, aggressive, inoperative brain t

umor/cancer that is terminal upon diagnosis. Statistics shows a

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Marlees’ Story...Marlee’s Mission

Marlee’s Story

At 8 years old Marlee was a beautiful, vibrant, and healthy little girl. She had a smile that would brighten a room. Marlee was full of energy and had a zest for life. She began complaining of headaches and nausea. When traditional medicine did not relieve her symptoms, Marlee was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia where a CT scan of her brain was performed. The results were devastating. On December 15, 2016, Marlee was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma or DIPG for short.

DIPG is a rare, aggressive, inoperative brain tumor/cancer that is terminal upon diagnosis. Statistics show a less than 1% survival rate. Marlee’s tumor was located in her brainstem making her prognosis poor. DIPG has no cure. Only treatment option offered was radiation. Radiation does not eradicate DIPG. It often only provides a patient an additional 3-6 months of life. Marlee completed 2 rounds of radiation for a total of 42 treatments and never complained. On January 4, 2018, Marlee lost her battle with DIPG and gained her wings

Marlee’s Mission