Local Zumbathon to Raise Money for National Brain Tumor Society
Zumba instructor and Zumbathon coordinator Joy Egee is spurred on by the memory of her husband, who passed away from a brain tumor about six years ago.
A local Zumba instructor is honoring her late first husband’s memory by hosting a March 24 Zumbathon at the Lake Ridge Gold’s Gym where participants can dance with the hope of finding a cure for brain tumors. Lake Ridge resident Joy Egee has been a Zumba instructor for about six years. And about six years ago, her husband died of a brain tumor. He was only 29. Her husband actively pursued a cure, taking part in three clinical trials and running in 2004 and 2005 in the Race for Hope, which raises money for the National Brain Tumor Society. Now Egee is hosting a Zumbathon to raise money and awareness for the National Brain Tumor Society through the Race for Hope. She describes the National Brain Tumor Society as “very near and dear” to her …
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