June 2, 2022

Grieving mom turned thriving philanthropist with Melissa Fleming

Show Notes

Melissa learned from her son how to "Get back up" and "If you don’t like it, change it."

Brock was a super adorable active 7-year-old. He loved swimming, soccer, and building Legos. His favorite subject was math, and he was the sweetest little Boy Scout you would ever meet. He also loved being a brother to his older sister, Jenna.

He was walking his dog with Jenna and his Daddy on May 4, 2016 when he hit his forehead. His parents thought they would be treating him for a concussion and instead were told he had DIPG; an inoperable brain tumor that would leave him with only 9 months to live. Overnight, Brock was not able to walk, drink, or talk. He was determined to get back to running and playing soccer again and did after 6 weeks. He fought courageously for 7 months and did not want to leave his family on December 10, 2016.

During his battle, he didn't understand why his body was doing this to him, why he was the only second grader with cancer in his head, and why the Doctors couldn't fix him. He never complained and wanted to "Kick Cancer in the Nuts!"

Brain cancer is the #1 cause of cancer-related deaths in kids. Brock wanted nothing more than to go to the doctor so they could make him better. Melissa, James, Jenna, and Blair are committed to finding the cure and providing better treatments to our kids! They formed the Team Brock Austin/Round Rock Chapter of The Cure Starts Now raising over $1.5MM with all proceeds funding pediatric brain cancer research and trials to find the Homerun Cure!

Melissa is also a wealth advisor helping others to accomplish their financial and charitable giving goals.

You can find Melissa here:

Facebook: TeamBrockFleming

The Cure Starts Now

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