“Reason this person is a Gold Ribbon Hero: On October 4th 2011 my daughter Catherin was diagnosed with a brain stem glioma, went through 30 rounds of radiation and two cemo’s, she went through losing her ability to walk, talk, ride her horse, dance and sing but it never took away her smile, through the good and bad times that’s the one thing we always had!! My daughter was brave and she definitely was the strongest person I’ve ever known. On April 7th 2012, 6 months after being diagnose, my Catherin lost her battle, and even then she never lost that smile….” – Grisela S