For those of you who don't know me, my name is Tim Ragan, I am 32 years old, and I have brain cancer.  In 2003 after having a seizure I was told that I had a tumor in my brain.  Following surgery (3/11/03) to remove the tumor, I was diagnosed with a benign oligodendroglioma.  After that difficult time I began to run again.  In 2006, during a routine check-up, I found out that the tumor had returned.  After my second brain surgery (7/25/06) it was found that the tumor had become malignant.  I am currently being treated with chemotherapy.  So far I have been tolerating this treatment very well, but I am one of the lucky ones.  There are many in very similar circumstances who are not so fortunate.  Since I have been able to live my life much as I did before, I wanted to help others who are fighting this battle.

     If you have been watching this page you may have noticed the fundraising target increasing. After setting an initial goal of $1000 which was quickly reached, I realized that the goal needed to be modified to match the generosity of everyone who has participated so far. With your help I hope we can meet this new goal. 

***As of today, February 10, my goal of raising $10,000 has been reached, but that doesn't mean it's over.  I am not going to raise the target this time, let's just see how high we can go!***   

      Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to make a contribution to my fundraising efforts. Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!  Any questions or comments, or for those seeking instructions for making a donation offline please email me at  thragan@gmail.com

You can also check out my personal web page to see how things are going, my treatment, my training, races, etc...

http://www.runtimrun.com

I also have to give thanks to those who have given off-line:

in January '07:  The Babbit Family Charitable Trust ($1000), Mark and Wendy Feeley ($100), Goldman Sachs matching gift of $150 (Dan Kelly), John and Gail Crotty ($50), Steven and Rochelle Ales ($100),  *(Steven is a fellow brain tumor survivor.), Dean, Mead, Edgerton, Bloodworth, Capouano & Bozarth  PA ($300),  John and Carol Small ($50)                 

in February '07:  The Staff at Ragan and Ragan, PC ($115), Margaret and Lenny Sullivan ($50)

in March '07:  Bob Donahue, Suburban Realty Management Co. ($1000), John C. Hughes ($100) 

in April '07: The Bernstein family ($25,)  Wesley Hall ($25), Gerry O'Conner, Ocean Pointe Realty ($300)

in May '07:  The Crotty's donate again!! ($50)