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"Some people think that just the act of living day-to-day is what defines a survivor, and I certainly feel that way sometimes. However, I also believe being a survivor takes commitment to be out there for the world to see while braving everything that life throws your way." - Mike
"My brain tumor has not defined me as a person. It has pushed me to be a better one and given me the courage to do what I have always wanted." - Lori
"I was diagnosed in July of 2009 with a Grade 3 Anaplastic Astrocytoma tumor in the right frontal lobe of my brain- the section that controls movement on the body’s left side. Doctors removed most of the tumor, but left some of it as to not restrict the function of my left leg. The use of my left hand is gone, and my arm is weak. As a result, I can no longer work as a nurse." - Allison
"Having a brain tumor has changed my life and brought much joy to it." - Erin
"There’s no denying that a brain cancer diagnosis casts a very dark shadow over the lives of patients and their loved ones. But without shadow, there can be no light." - Rebecca
"I believed that everything happens for a reason long before I found out I had a brain tumor. After I was diagnosed with a brain tumor, I still felt that way. We may not know why all of the time, but every once in a while we find out." - Mary

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HISTORY
Get Your Head In The Game® was created in Wilmington, Delaware in 2005 by The Kelly Heinz-Grundner Brain Tumor Foundation (KHG), and its founder and Executive Director, Chris Grundner. Chris created Get Your Head In The Game® for the brain tumor community in memory of his late wife, Kelly Heinz-Grundner, who died of a grade-four malignant brain tumor in September of 2004 at the age of 31.

In 2008, KHG executed a successful regional awareness pilot campaign with the hope of someday taking it to a national audience. In 2009, it approached the National Brain Tumor Society about a partnership to help facilitate this expansion. These conversations led to a merger between the two organizations, which enabled Get Your Head In The Game® to be a truly national initiative that brings greater attention to the brain tumor cause and helps to educate the public and medical professionals about the disease. Just as importantly, it also establishes and empowers a national community to unify and become actively involved in the cause.

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