Carol Pound will talk about her son Max who was diagnosed with the Pediatric Brain Cancer Diffuse Hemispheric Glioma when he was ten years old , fought his battle in the best manner possible, but passed away on January 11th of 2023.

Max Pound was an outstanding young athlete and full of life until 2020 when  his mother Carol, who in her professional life was involved with early oncology drug development, noticed some concerning health signs and took Max to get them checked out. Shortly after that Max was diagnosed with Diffuse Hemispheric Glioma, a very rare form of Pediatric Brain Cancer at the age of 10. Through much of 2021 Max was feeling well enough to return to his athletic endeavors and to school when possible, but at the end of 2021 Max had a relapse, struggled through 2022 , and passed away on January 11th of 2023.Carol will talk about her beloved son and the Max Pound Foundation which her family started to honor Max's memory in 2023.