Read Our Year-End Appeal Story by 7-Year-Old Lauren

Last year I told my mom that I was having trouble seeing out of my left eye.  She took me to the eye doctor.  He started treating me for “a lazy eye” and I got glasses.  When my lazy eye didn’t get better, he sent me to another doctor.

That is when they found The Brain Tumor.  They put me in this machine called an MRI.  They could see the tumor – it was right behind my eyes!

So I had to have surgery to take it out.  Click on Lauren's photo to find out what happened.

Our Walk/Run for Friends of Karen is much more than an event -- it’s a chance to help children diagnosed with cancer or another life-threatening illness. We started in 2007 with 25 runners and grew to 220 participants last year -- and over $340,000 raised to date. It's so simple to help: just put on a good pair of sneakers and show up with a smile and a bit of determination!

Click here to register or to sponsor a participant.