A program by Head for the Cure
A program by Head for the Cure
Navigating a brain tumor diagnosis is overwhelming for both the patient and caregiver. Join Your Path to Hope (JPH) provides personalized guidance and resources for every step of your brain tumor journey. After taking the questionnaire, you’ll find articles, videos, podcasts, and more to help you on your medical, emotional, and relational paths.
Receive resources as a patient/survivor for your medical, emotional, and relational needs based on your answers from our questionnaire.
Receive resources as a caregiver for your medical, emotional, and relational needs based on your answers from our questionnaire.
Drew Houts, and his wife Julie, faced an unexpected, unwanted, and unguided future following Julie’s diagnosis with a Glioblastoma (GBM) brain tumor in 2020. Their journey exposed them to the uncertain treatment path for GBM patients and was equally unchartered across the medical, emotional, and relational landscapes.
After Julie’s passing in 2021, Drew steadied himself with the desire to carry Julie’s legacy forward. His goal: To provide a stabilizing Path To Hope for other patients, caregivers, and loved ones traveling along the same journey.
Built as an accessible and dedicated resource on Brains for the Cure, Join Your Path to Hope (JPH) streamlines the brain tumor journey. Offering immediate, personalized resources for medical, emotional, and relational needs. Our goal is to empower patients and caregivers with hope and support across all aspects of the journey. Powered by the Head for the Cure Foundation.
Starting from the reality of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, this path is all about providing patients, survivors, and caregivers with the right tools to assist in their journey. Topics range from relationships with your medical team, learning about treatment options, and finding second opinions.
This path provides resources and tools to navigate and normalize the feelings, thoughts, and emotions that may be experienced. Resources range from different types of therapies, including how to manage various emotions felt and the “what-ifs.”
The emotional highs and lows are not ours alone. This path gives you the tools to communicate with those who are affected by your journey. Resources include how to have tough conversations with anyone from your children to co-workers, learn more about financial and estate planning, and how to navigate relationship changes.
