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September 2018

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www.FredericksburgParent.NeT 7 (540) 371-2611 (888) 371-2612 Featuring quality American-made braces Matthew H. Caspersen, D.D.S., M.S. to Smile Giving You a Pouches' community corner 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

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