E age of 15 lauren lost her battle with chordoma. In her final days lauren wrote, i am up to you – and charged her family with continuing her dream of raising money to grant second wishes to children with a recurrence. “lauren knew that she would not live to experience most of the things we all take for granted and yet she never cried for herself, instead she cried because she worried about taking care of the ‘really sick’ kids. And so now we must get our strength from lauren's spirit and help these frightened children. ” so the elle foundation was officially started on thursday, december 17 by lauren and her mother, laurie, her dad, dean and her older sister, dana, as they sat at nyu hospital waiting for lauren’s last mri. viagra online sale 車保険 比較 Lauren went to heaven on saturday, december 20, 2008 knowing that her family and friends would take care of the children for her………….. Lauren truly believed: and in the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years        - abe lincoln donate in 2003 a young poet named lauren richmond was diagnosed with a clival chordoma. Despite enduring multiple surgeries, radiation, and chemotherapy, lauren kept writing and dreamed of one day sharing her poems with the world. Lauren's wish was granted when the marty lyons foundation helped her publish a powerful collection of poems entitled black and brown markers. Puchase now >>  visit us on facebook!     the elle foundation was incorporated.