Help Us Survive & THRIVE
Our Loved One's
Brain Cancer Journeys
Local stories from loved one's fighting to survive and THRIVE against brain cancer in Eastern Iowa. Learn more about the battles they face, treatment needs, their inspiration, and how you can help them.

Diagnosed May 2021
Jenna Jandik
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Astrocytoma, Grade 3, IDH-Mutant

Diagnosed August 2022
Derek Meier
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Astrocytoma, Grade 1

Remembered Loved One's
Honoring Those Before Us

Passed Away March 2024
Andy Daughtee
Dubuque, Iowa
Glioblastoma, Grade 4, IDH-Wildtype, Low Methylation

Passed Away December 2023
Jason Allen
North Liberty, Iowa
Glioblastoma, Grade 4, IDH-Wildtype, Unmethylated

Passed Away October 2023
Chad Winterhof
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Glioblastoma, Grade 4, IDH-Mutant, Unmethylated

Passed Away May 2023
Stephen Stepanek
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Glioblastoma, Grade 4, IDH-Wildtype, Unmethylated

Passed Away December 2022
Adam Burns
Denison, Iowa
Glioblastoma, Grade 4, IDH-Mutant, Unmethylated

Other Brain Cancer Fighters Recognized at Walk 2023
- Allen Dale
- Armstrong Zortman
- Barbara Latensen
- Bob Helle
- Brad Pautsch
- Bridet Stanerson
- Carson Baxton
- Casey Whitley
- Chris J. & Coleen K. Toneff
- Darlene (Dolly) Hess
- Dave Melchert
- Dave Russ
- Deb Ostwinkle
- Dorothy Buzinky
- Frank Howell
- Gary Wiedenfeld
- Gerald Mason
- Jason Smith
- Jeff Mohr
- Joe Klopfenstein
- Joey Condon
- Jolene Parrales
- Keaton Sundeen
- Leman Northway
- Malcom Courtner
- Melissa Herbert
- Pat White
- Ron RIchardson
- Ruth Hunse
- Scott Lyon
- Teri St. John
Do have you a loved one in Eastern Iowa also battling brain cancer? Share your journey with us to be included!