‘They are not alone’: Hundreds walk, run in Jacksonville Beach to raise money for brain cancer research

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Waves Of Gray 5K

About 1,500 people helped raise money for brain cancer and tumor research Saturday morning by running or walking in the Waves of Gray 5K in Jacksonville Beach.

Cake was diagnosed with a brain tumor when he was just 10 years old, becoming legally blind and losing some of his hearing during his fight.He went into remission last year.

Peyton Clark, Nora’s daughter-in-law, said hundreds of people have shown their support by praying, bringing meals and sending cards. This 5K was founded after Fred Fenton died in 2016 from Glioblastoma. He died less than a year after being diagnosed.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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