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Taking a special walk to honor a loved one BY MARK KLAAS mklaas@auburn-reporter.com
Auburn’s Michael Kopp intends to go the distance and retrace the steps his late wife took in a fight with a terrible disease. “It means a great deal to me to honor her and also to continue to fundraise and try to beat this terrible disease,” said Kopp, who lost his wife, Cheryl, to brain cancer in February. “It definitely needs more attention in terms of how
devastating brain cancer is,” Kopp added. “It is one of the more deadly cancers. In my understanding from Dr. Foltz, the cause is not really known.” Dr. Greg Foltz, who was Cheryl’s specialist, is the director of the Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle. Doctors like Foltz and researchers continue the pursuit to find a cure but need financial support to sustain the quest.
Which makes events like the fourth annual Seattle Brain Cancer Walk on Sept. 24 so important to the cause. Founded in 2008 by volunteers and families, the walk has raised more than $800,000 for research, clinical trials and comprehensive care for an estimated 1,500 brain cancer patients in the Pacific Northwest. Proceeds from the walk - a two-mile stroll around Seattle Center - go directly to patient care and research.
Proceeds will be distributed to the region’s most promising brain cancer research projects, including the Ben and Catherine Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Swedish. The walk is dedicated to providing hope and support for patients who face one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Most patients are given a survival rate of one to two years. Each year more than 200,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with brain cancer or metastatic brain tumor. Primary brain tumors comprise [ more WALK page 16 ]
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Cheryl Kopp poses with her specialist, Dr. Greg Foltz, from the Catherine and Ben Ivy Brain Cancer Research Institute at Swedish, one of the major beneficiaries of the money raised through the walk. COURTESY PHOTO