This evening we attended the gala fundraiser for the National Brain Tumor Foundation at the Italian Embassy, entitled Bella Notte. And indeed it was a beautiful evening. It was a well attended event with great food and wine. We had a large crew of great DC friends all contributing to this valuable cause - this evening's proceeds going towards Pediatric Brain Tumor Research.
The evening was about honoring the heroes of pediatric brain tumor research and thanking them for their participation in finding new treatments.
Last week, Dr Packer had called to ask if Isabella would say a few words about her experience on the mek inhibitor trial drug she is taking, on behalf of the kids currently on the trial. I said I'd ask but wasn't that confident she would talk in front of a large crowd. How wrong I was, she jumped at the opportunity. But more importantly, she delivered a fantastic speech with grace and poise and received laughs, rounds of applause and endless congratulations and compliments.
In short, in our opinion, Isabella 'knocked the ball out of the park!" But you can be the judge...
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