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This
is Rory: Science buff. Book lover. Nintendo junkie. Movie
fan. Victim of a brain stem tumor.
Seven-year-old
Rory died of a brain stem glioma, a type of pediatric brain
tumor. His courage and optimism in the face of inevitable
death was an inspiration to all who knew him. During his
illness, Rory had access to the very best medical treatment.
Unfortunately, Rory's type of brain tumor grew within the
brain stem itself and was not surgically accessible. Standard
chemotherapy and radiation therapy did not offer a cure.
Even top specialists in brain stem gliomas, working out
of one of the finest pediatric hospitals in the country,
could not save his life.
When
Rory passed away, his family and friends established the
Rory David Deutsch Foundation as a living tribute to the
warm-hearted boy who touched so many in his short life.
The Foundation is dedicated to supporting advances in pediatric
brain tumor research to benefit children like Rory afflicted
with this fatal disease.
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