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I've been off the blogging radar and have intentions of catching up, but today I just have to post.  I am so sad to learn that my fellow tumor dominator Sara Lasky (whose blog I've had linked to the right) passed away about a week ago at the age of 35.  I met her parents at the Portland Brain Tumor Walk last year, and they said she told them to come find the tall Sara with a brain tumor (me) that she'd seen fundraising on the site (Sara was at a wedding and couldn't attend the walk last year).  After that, we got in touch and had emailed a fair amount in the last year.  Finally, this year at the Brain Tumor Walk we were able to meet up for brunch the day after and chat, compare notes, and enjoy a delicious meal.

Sara had such a positive attitude and dry, sarcastic sense of humor (which I enjoyed, of course) and took everything in stride.  At brunch, she no longer had the use of 1 side of her body, was in a wheelchair, and her vision was impaired, but she made jokes about not seeing her side of bacon sitting on the table and was generous with sharing.  She made it all seem like not a big deal.

I've met and become friends with other people with brain tumors, and Sara is the first that I've known personally to have it take her life.  This shit is real.  Brain tumors are horrible.  I am so, so sad for her and her family.  They couldn't be nicer people.

As I continue to raise awareness and funds for research (particularly through the Portland Brain Tumor Walk, for the National Brain Tumor Society), I will keep Sara in my heart and fight these stupid tumors for both of us.  RIP, Sara.