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----------------------------------------------------------- From: Willard1H Message 3 in Discussion Hi, Kaylie, Good question! I thought, "If there aren't scholarships for tumor survivors, therre SHOULD be." But Googling Brain Tumor and Scholarship, I got 22,300 hits. We have one member on Pit Chat who has a hissy-fit if we call a Pituitary Tumor, a Brain Tumor (BT). But luckily for you, they are classified as such. Anita doesn't like it, but most organizations follow guidelines to that effect by the World Health Orgnazation (WHO), part of United Nations. [NOTE TO OTHER MEMBERS: Many of these scholarships are also available to the children of brain tumor survivors!!] Kaylie, two groups look like great possibilities for you. Childrens Brain Tumor Foundation lists dozens of scholarships. The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation also has a host of scholarships. Two big BT organizations are merging, The Brain Tumor Society and the National Brain Tumor Associattion (NBTF). Check out NBTF's "Resources" PDF, Section 7, which includes a large number of possible financial programs (such as the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities) Some are for a specific type of tumor, or for residents of one U.S. state only.You'll have to rule out all those scholarships that specifically mention Cancer, since a prolactinoma is seldom malignant. One suggestion: get your school Guidance Counselor or parents to take charge of filling out the financial aid forms. Many of us with Pituitary Tumors are bogged down by Apathy Syndrome, which makes it difficult to deal with all the paperwork and calendar deadlines. Mentally, they may be more capable of dealing with it than one of us, with typically low Dopamine levels, would be. Are you a high school sophomore or junior? Either way, get a 3-yr or 5-yr. planner at the office supply shop. You'll want to list all those uncoming dates and scheduled events. It pays to begin planning early. Good luck! Willard ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/PituitaryChat/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
