Welcome to our CaringBridge website. We are using it to keep family and friends updated in one place. We appreciate your support and words of hope and encouragement. Thank you for visiting.
Donations directly to support Dara and our family may be made at her separate Giving Grid website:
https://www.givinggrid.com/dara/ (
https://www.givinggrid.com/dara/ ) (
https://www.givinggrid.com/dara/ (
https://www.givinggrid.com/dara/ ))
Dara has a brain tumor that is particularly difficult. It's called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). You can read more about it at
https://www.stjude.org/disease/diffuse-intrinsic-pontine-glioma.html. (
https://www.stjude.org/disease/diffuse-intrinsic-pontine-glioma.html. ) (
https://www.stjude.org/disease/diffuse-intrinsic-pontine-glioma.html. /> (
https://www.stjude.org/disease/diffuse-intrinsic-pontine-glioma.html. />) (
https://www.stjude.org/disease/diffuse-intrinsic-pontine-glioma.html. > (
https://www.stjude.org/disease/diffuse-intrinsic-pontine-glioma.html. >))) She was diagnosed in February 2018. We have had our ups and downs, but through it all we have been amazed by the support of our family and friends.