Shaya Rees Frum will talk about her beloved sister and best friend Jessie who passed away after a 10 month battle with DIPG that ended with her passing on January 5th of 2012. Shaya is now very involved with the Jessie Rees Foundation.
About this episode
Shaya Rees Frum discusses her sister Jessie's battle with DIPG and her involvement in the Jessie Rees Foundation.
Shaya Rees Frum was 14 years old when her then 11 year old sister Jessie was diagnosed with DIPG on March 3rd of 2011. Jessie passed away from this terrible Pediatric Brain Cancer on January 5th of 2012, but not before laying the groundwork for the Jessie Rees Foundation that has been directed by her father Eric for the past 14 years. I spoke with Erik about Jessie and the Foundation back in April. Shaya has taken on a major role in the Foundation, it is her full time job, and hopefully...
People in this episode
Host: Mark Levine
Guest: Shaya Rees Frum
Topics covered
- pediatric brain cancer
- sibling loss
- charity work
- DIPG
- family support
Keywords
- DIPG
- Jessie Rees Foundation
- pediatric brain cancer
- sibling loss
- charity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Jessie Rees Foundation
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