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Austen Dunn, 23, passed away suddenly from complications of a massive
ruptured brain aneurysm on September 24, 2016. There were no outward
signs that a brain aneurysm was present. Austen was a graduate of William
and Mary who was planning to begin a Ph.D. in psychology. She was inter-
ested in getting young children screened for mental illness early in life.
Her senior research was on "communitas," the bonding that occurs when a
group of people go through an experience together.
Her parents, Stacy Horner-Dunn and Gary Dunn, have set up a
"Communitas" walk for September's Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month on
September 22 (details above).
Everyone who has gone through a relative or friend suffering or dying
from an aneurysm is invited to meet, walk and enjoy the music and food
trucks at the pavilion.
Register at give.bafound.org/2018AustensWalk, for more information:
austenswalk@gmail.com
"Communitas" Walk for September's
Brain aneurysm awareness Month
Sat., Sept. 22, 2018 • 10 AM
Old Mill Park, 2201 Caroline Street
(Packet pickup 9 am)
Brain Aneurysm Awareness
Walk for austen Dunn
Diagnosed at 2 years of age, Moriah passed away from DIPG (Diffuse
Instrinsic Pontine Glioma), an inoperable tumor on her brain stem, in 2013,
two weeks before her fifth birthday. Her mother, Sharday Richardson, is
the founder of the Forever Moriah Foundation, as well as the author of the
children's book,
The Sister I Never Met, which is about a boy who tells his
class during show-and-tell about the older sister he never knew.
"After Moriah passed, I went on to have two more children, my son Josiah
who is now 3, and my daughter Faith who is now 2. While they know how
to identify who Moriah is, there are really no platforms to help parents
talk to younger children about the death of a sibling. One day, I'm going
to have to explain it more, so I wrote this book to help." The book is
now available for purchase and all of the proceeds will go to the Forever
Moriah Foundation. There will be a book signing at Jabberwocky on
September 22 (details above).
Richardson also provides parties for children who have completed treat-
ment or are having a birthday after diagnosis.
www.forevermoriahfoundation.org • www.forevermoriah.com
To read more about Austen and Moriah,
please visit www.fredericksburgparent.net.
Book Signing Event To Fight
DIPG Pediatric Cancer
Sat., Sept. 22, 2018 • 12 noon- 2pm
Jabberwocky, 810 Caroline Street
Book Signing to Fight
DiPG Pediatric Cancer
