The images below are links to pages that contain information on some of the children and adults that are the face of this disease.  Click an image below to learn more about each individual. 

The following questions and answers were gathered by support group members over several chat meetings and email.  They were answered by Dr. George Jallo, at John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.  Any further questions may be addressed to him at :
 

The affect of spinal cord tumors varies greatly among those afflicted with the disease.   The following information is provided to increase your knowledge and understanding.   This is by no means a comprehensive list, but hopefully is a start.

 Links to other spinal cord tumor organizations and resources of interest:
 
Spinal Cord Tumor Association, Inc. 

The discussion forums include a wide variety of topics but are geared around supporting those that are dealing with the diagnosis of spinal cord tumors.  Click this link to visit the discussion forums.