On Mother’s Day, 2001, little Meagan Bebenek gave a special picture to her mom, Denise. She explained that the two people in her drawing were mommy and daddy, and the little angel floating above them was Meagan, there, always to be with them. It had been five months since Meagan’s diagnosis of brain stem glioma, an inoperable and cancerous brain tumour.

A few weeks later, Meagan celebrated her fifth birthday and then, on Father’s Day, quietly passed away, surrounded by her loving family. Meagan’s story is one of courage, grace and hope. And it is her spirit that inspired Denise, with the help of a caring community, to found Meagan’s Walk, a legacy of hope for all children living with brain tumours.

The mission of Meagan’s Walk is to share the message of hope, to increase public awareness about brain tumours and the devastating effects they have on children and their families: and to raise valuable financial resources for research into paediatric brain tumours.