The Andrew Ross Termini Foundation was founded in 2015 due to two separate families close to the Terminis dealing with childhood cancer. In the 3 short years since the inception, this foundation quadrupled its donations to families with ill children. Funds from this foundation can be used for whatever the family needs – from travel, hotel fees, medical bills, or simply to buy more time with the sick loved one. With your help, this foundation will continue to grow and provide assistance to families with life changing diagnoses .
The Andrew Ross Termini Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax deductible (Tax ID number – 475553884). If you are interested in sponsoring an event, future partnership opportunities, donating to the foundation, or just want to chat, please use the contact form below and we will get back to you! Thank you for all your assistance in this cause that is so important to us!
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About Andrew Ross
Andrew Ross Termini was born April 1, 1995. He was a kind-hearted, energetic boy who had a love for dinosaurs, super heroes and race cars. He was unprecedentedly good natured, humble and kind-hearted. At the young age of four his mother noticed that he would have short, but intense, headaches. These headaches lasted only seconds but his mother began to investigate. The initial diagnostic technique was an electroencephalogram or EEG. This test came back negative, but the neurologist decided to order an MRI to be safe. The news from the MRI was life changing. Andrew had a brain tumor on the part of the brain stem called the Pons. Today this diagnoses is better known as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma or DIPG.
Andrew received radiation for six weeks, which shrunk the tumor greatly. The MRI following the radiation treatment was then sent to Dr. Fred Epstein, a pediatric neurosurgeon from New York City to see if Andrew was a surgical candidate. Dr. Epstein replied very quickly, but sadly was unable to provide surgery as an option due to the positioning of the tumor and how it was attached to the brain stem. Various oral forms of chemotherapy were give, but Andrew lost his battle on April 15, 2000 just two weeks after his fifth birthday and 10 months after his diagnosis.