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  • An Interview with Julia Wolf: The Wolf Pack’s “Cure Starts Now”

    An Interview with Julia Wolf: The Wolf Pack’s “Cure Starts Now”

    Loveland Magazine President and Publisher Cassie Mattia at her “Table of Discussions”.

    by Cassie Mattia

    Loveland, Ohio – “We know Grant is ‘done with cancer’ but not in the way any of us hoped for,” Sara Wolf said in 2021 after losing her son, Grant Wolf at just 7 years old to Medulloblastoma, a malignant tumor in the cerebellum region of the brain.

    Grant’s twin sister, 9-year-old Julia Wolf, has made it her mission to advocate for childhood cancer research in memory of her brother. This will be the third year that Julia’s “Grant for Grant” fundraiser will be raising money with “The Cure Starts Now” for childhood cancer research.

    Julia’s love for stuffed animals was abundantly apparent when immediately after my interview she went to sit with the sock monkey in our studio.

    Julia came up with the idea to fundraise in memory of her brother Grant at his funeral in 2021. Julia had been worried about having a birthday without Grant by her side so she brainstormed and came up with two ideas; donate stuffed dogs to kids with cancer, as she and Grant loved to play with stuffed animals together, and raise money for childhood brain cancer research. Julia’s mom loved the idea and thought what a great way to get “Grant’s Wolf Pack” involved, a group of supporters and advocates for childhood cancer research, and other cancer organizations such as The Cure Starts Now. “She set the fundraising goal at $240. We watched the total grow, and grow and grow and knew that the Grant for Grant fundraiser was going to make a big impact,” Sara said.

    Julia’s first Grant for Grant fundraiser collected $56,000 and the following year the campaign brought in $52,000.

    With Julia and Grant’s 10th birthday coming up and the third year of the Grant for Grant fundraiser in full swing, Julia has been working hard to spread awareness about childhood brain cancer. Julia’s goal this year is to raise at least $50,000 for her A Grant for Grant fundraiser by her and Grant’s birthday on February 11th.

    “Grant was really funny. He loved playing dogs and sports. He was the best twin brother,” Julia said to Loveland Magazine in a 2021 interview, “I really wanted to do something about finding a cure for cancer so that no other kid has to go through these tough times.”

    Here at Loveland Magazine, we wanted to make sure we not only continued to support Julia’s cause but also let our community of readers know how they can support the cause too, so we invited Julia into the Loveland Magazine studios for a one-on-one interview! Click below to listen to the “Send it to the Table” podcast and the on-camera interview featuring Loveland’s sweetheart, Julia Wolf!

    Listen to the “Send it to the Table” Podcast by Cassie Mattia featuring Julia Wolf

    Wolf Family Photos

    The Cure Starts Now represents something truly different – a grassroots effort dedicated to, not just fighting one cancer, but the elimination of ALL cancers. We believe as the experts do; that in order to truly cure cancer you have to focus on:
    • Those cancers that are immune to treatment.
    • Those cancers that also affect children.
    • Those cancers that are the biggest bullies with the highest death rate.

    Learn all about The Cure Starts Now in the video below!

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    SAVE THE DATE for one of Cincinnati’s most unique auctions and the premiere fundraiser for The Cure Starts Now

    As the premiere fundraiser for The Cure Starts Now, the Once in a Lifetime Gala is one of Cincinnati’s most unique galas. Join over 900 guests as they enjoy a 3-course gourmet meal, open bar, a 400-package silent auction, a once-in-a-lifetime experience live auction, and entertainment. Please join us as we continue our battle against pediatric brain cancer and honor our cancer warriors.

    100% of the proceeds benefit The Cure Starts Now.  Thanks to events like this, The Cure Starts Now has funded $21,188,327 in pediatric cancer research and support in conjunction with our DIPG/DMG Collaborative Partners.  The proceeds will benefit The Cure Starts Now, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to finding a “home run” cure for cancer through funding of pediatric brain cancer research.

    EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR 2023 

    Receive admission to The Cure Starts Now auction, dinner, and program. Includes complementary beer, wine, and soft drinks.

    Send it to the Table

    If you have a story you would like to bring to my all-new segment, the “Table of Discussions,” where I talk about anything and everything going on locally and nationally, email me at cmattia12@gmail.com. I’d love to sit at my table with you and discuss an issue or listen to your story!

  • We’re asking one simple thing (parents like me) but you, you’re asking for my world

    We’re asking one simple thing (parents like me) but you, you’re asking for my world

    Loveland Magazine received this Guest Column from the parent of a Loveland school student who asked us not to reveal their identity and to go one further step, besides sharing the sentiment of her writing – to help protect all of the “health compromised children” that need to attend school next week.

    Most of you don’t know what it’s like to have a medically fragile child. Most of you never will. 

Most of you don’t know what it’s like to beg God to let your child live another day... thankfully, most of you never will.

Most of you do not know what the scene of life-saving measures on your child looks like - and thank God, most of you never will.

But unfortunately, for some of us parents - we do know all of these moments and they never leave us. They are forever ingrained in our memory - you can see, smell, hear and taste these moments. 

Always. 

Forever.

I’ve come to realize that most of you don’t realize what you're asking of parents like me - with young, medically fragile children. 

You can’t possibly realize what you’re asking... because I cannot wrap my head around it - if you do realize what you're asking of me - how can I possibly wrap my head around the fact that I’ve been surrounding myself with so many people that would dare have such an ask.

So many fake promises like “I’m here! It takes a village”.

I sit back and think-shame on you. HOW DARE YOU. But then I remind myself, there is no way they realize their “ask”. I won’t call you selfish - because there is no way you really understand what you’re asking - and if you do, then it’s a step beyond selfish- it’s evil... and may God help you.

We are asking one simple thing, parents like me — but you, you’re asking for my world.

We ask just one simple thing - but you, you are asking for us to choose risk.

We are asking for one thing - a very simple thing, indeed. 

But you... you are asking something far too big- something far outside of our reach.

We are asking you for one simple thing... a mask. Please, we ask - it’s just a mask...

But you, oh YOU... you cannot possibly realize it, can you?! You think you’re asking for choice... you think you have this right... but what you don’t realize, you can’t possibly realize — is that you’re asking me to risk my child’s life. You’re asking me to not put up a fight. 

You’re asking me to risk the very depth of my being - my reason for living - you are asking me to sacrifice all that we’ve done - and asking us to risk our children’s health... and all we ask of you is one SIMPLE thing... please mask up, to help protect the children. Send your child to school with a mask... you may save a life.

If you’re reading this and getting angry, still not getting our message, then it may be time to take a long look in the mirror and start asking yourself some hard questions.

Please stop demanding we risk our children’s life. 

Our ask is simple.

And your ask, well it’s inconceivable.