The Story of Delaney Starcher
Delaney Starcher,5, was diagnosed with a Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma on Oct 29th 2009. Someone, probably her mother, a relative or a friend, posted an article on caringbridge.org asking surfers to pray for a miracle and donate money to support her treatment.
The cancer is located in the brain system of Delaney Starcher. It can’t be removed by surgery because of the size and location (it is entwined with the brain stem). The prognosis is very poor and the average survival is 6 to 9 months.
Delaney Starcher’s stepfather was also diagnosed with a cancer called squamous cell cancer of the base of the Tongue with medastasis to the Neck lymph nodes. Read more
