Superhero Julian

Superhero Julian

Founding Family Spotlight: The Roque Family At Gift form a Child (GFAC) we empower families to make groundbreaking contributions to research to change the prognosis for children with brain cancer. In 2018 we gathered families from around the country to hear about...
10 Years Later…a sad and beautiful world

10 Years Later…a sad and beautiful world

10 Years Later…a sad and beautiful world My wise husband often reminds me, “It’s a sad and beautiful world.” This story is like that. It’s beautiful and sad. You see, 10 years ago today, our son Michael donated his brain and spine to research when he died from...
Until There Is A Cure: Our 2022 Impact Report

Until There Is A Cure: Our 2022 Impact Report

Until There Is A Cure: Our 2022 Impact Report We hope you will be invigorated, inspired, and excited by all that Swifty Foundation and Gift from a Child has accomplished, not only last year, but in the past nine years. We are proud of the goals we have set and the...
Research Shows Families Want Option to Donate Post-mortem Tissue

Research Shows Families Want Option to Donate Post-mortem Tissue

Research Shows Families Want Option to Donate Post-mortem Tissue Families who lose a child to brain cancer, want doctors to give them the option to donate their child’s tissue.Donating tissue not only contributes to research for a cure, but donating helps families...
Love Never Dies

Love Never Dies

Love Never Dies Through Gift From a Child, parents can turn loss and grief into action. A recent collaborative effort by the entire Gift from a Child team was published in the National Funeral Directors Association summer newsletter. The project, lead by Melissa...