Nick and Sarah Bascle will talk about their son Liam who was diagnosed with an Ependymoma Brain Tumor when he was 10 months old in April of 2015, and lived his best life possible before his passing on November 23rd of 2021

About this episode

Nick and Sarah Bascle share the story of their son Liam, who battled an Ependymoma Brain Tumor and inspired the creation of a memorial golf tournament.

Liam Bascle was only able to live 7 1/2 years because of an Ependymoma Brain Tumor that he was diagnosed with in April of 2015. His persona resonated with many people despite his tender age and many tributes came his way after his very unfortunate passing in November of 2021, after fighting with this Brain Tumor for 6 1/2 years . To honor the memory of their beloved son his father Nick, with support from his mom Sarah, started the Links Fore Liam Golf Tournament in New Hampshire to help raise...

People in this episode

Host: Mark Levine

Guests: Nick Bascle, Sarah Bascle

Topics covered

• pediatric cancer
• brain tumor
• family support
• memorial events
• childhood illness

Keywords

• Ependymoma
• brain tumor
• pediatric cancer
• memorial
• Links Fore Liam
• family support
• childhood illness
• New Hampshire
• golf tournament

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Links Fore Liam Golf Tournament

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