ironmatt, Author at IronMatt

Greeley Girl’s Lacrosse Supports #Taubstrong Again

April 22, 2024

Deepest thanks to Greeley Girl’s Varsity Lacrosse who held their annual Casey Taub game to help raise money for #taubstrong and #ironmatt along with help from Greeley’s CT22 club.#CT22

IronKid Casey Taub Honored by Town of New Castle

October 24, 2023

The Town of New Castle honored IronKid Casey Taub by renaming a sports field after him. Casey was a soccer player who lost a three-year battle against a pediatric brain

ironkid yuriza sitting in a wheelchair with a thank you card

“We love the PJs”

October 20, 2023

We love the PJ;s you sent us!! We also were soooo happy for the gift card. We will send pictures of her outfit!! Thank you for the help you’ve given us!!!

IronKid Mark and his mother, on stage at the IronMatt gala

This IronKid Battled War as Well as a Pediatric Brain Tumor

October 19, 2023

The Ukrainian war wasn’t the worst thing to hit the Negodiuk family. Just two days earlier, they had been hit by an even bigger bomb — their child, two-year-old Mark,

IronMatt Grant Recipient Finds Promising Medulloblastoma Therapy Target

October 19, 2023

Current treatments have improved the survival rate of children with medulloblastoma, but children who fall under the high-risk category are prone to having the tumor spread to other parts of

Young boy patient in a hospital bed while participating in experimental DIPG trial

IronMatt Acknowledged for Funding Groundbreaking Results in Clinical Trials

October 18, 2023

A phase 1 trial of a treatment for DIPG, or diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, looks promising. DIPG is an aggressive type of childhood cancer that forms in the brainstem. With

graphics from neuro-oncology article featuring IronMatt

IronMatt Acknowledged in Neuro-Oncology Article

October 18, 2023

One of IronMatts’ 2015 grant recipients, Dr. Javad Nazarian, was published in Neuro-Oncology’s September 2022 issue. You can read the full article here. This study defined the molecular mechanism and

Pediatric Brain Tumor Statistics & The Critical Need for More Research

October 10, 2023

Nothing is more frightening than having your child diagnosed with a brain tumor. We do everything possible to keep our children safe, but when the enemy is within, how can

Mother, father, and child looking at a smart phone

Pediatric Cancer Support: Apps, Services, and Education

October 5, 2023

Looking for pediatric cancer support for you and your child? To help, we’ve compiled a list of apps and resources that can help you navigate life with cancer, get the

One woman is holding the hand of another woman in a comforting way.

Survivorship and Grief Care: A Guide for Parents who Have Lost Their Child to Cancer

October 5, 2023

Every parent’s worst nightmare is to outlive their child. In the face of unimaginable loss, we embark on a journey of grief, but within that darkness, we also discover the