The third annual Family Fun Walk held in memory of a Livonia girl who died of a brain tumor will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Maybury State Park in Northville Township.
The walk benefits the non-profit foundation Leah's Happy Hearts, which helps to fund pediatric brain tumor research at C.S. Mott's Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan, where Leah James was treated.
Leah was diagnosed at age 4 with a diffused pontine brain stem glioma, one of the deadliest brain tumors in children. She was given a 1 percent chance of living past a year, said her former neighbor, Anne Doulette of Livonia.
Leah rarely cried or complained but greeted everyone with a smile, touching everyone's heart she came in contact with, Doulette said. Leah was known for always saying, “My heart is happy,” something that started after she was diagnosed with the tumor.
Lead died at age 5, one year and 10 days after her diagnosis.
The 5K walk will include a mass butterfly release, light lunch and entertainment. Register online at www.leahshappyhearts.org.
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We have sponsored several programs at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital designed to expand the number of investigators in the field by supporting researchers in the early stages of their careers as well as seasoned researchers who are working on translational research and/or novel, scientific approaches for which securing funding is often challenging.