DIPG Dad Juan Manuel Viu flew to the U.S. from Spain once again to meet with fellow DIPG Dad, John “Gungie” Rivera at The Cristian Rivera Foundation offices in New York last night. Dr. Jaume Mora, of Spain’s Hospital Sant Joan de Deu flew into Boston earlier in the week to speak with Dr. […]
The Cristian Rivera Foundation remembers DIPG Angel, Hope Fuller who earned her wings on March 10th, 2010 after being diagnosed on July 29th 2009. Hope had a true humanitarian spirit and tried to help everyone in any way she could. From lemonade stands for a homeless woman in her neighborhood and for her school, […]
On Sunday, January 25th 2009, I lost my son Cristian to Pontine Glioma, a rare form of brain cancer that has no cure. On Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 I experienced another painful loss. I lost my partner, my mentor, my friend, my brother and my second father: Ralph Mercado. He was the only person […]
Happy 9th Birthday to DIPG Angel Brendan Duhaime! Brendan was diagnosed just a day before Thanksgiving, November 25th 2009 and lost his battle June 18th 2011. DIPG might have taken his physical strength, but as the exuberant young man he was, it never took his spirit. The lives he touched in just 8 years […]
Today, March 1st 2012 marks Chloe’s 12th birthday. There is not a doubt she would have been dressed like a princess enjoying chocolate chip cookies surrounded by her mom, Heidi, grandmother, Dee, brother Hunter and new barely a month-old baby sister Lexi. It was October 17th 2007 when Chloe became a DIPG angel and […]
The Cristian Rivera Foundation would like to wish all of our loved ones and supporters a Happy Valentine’s Day. DIPG has taught us how important it is to appreciate those we love, so let us all spend today with the ones we hold dearest to our hearts. Together we will work tirelessly so that […]
On January 25, 2009, the world lost a smart, brave and all-around remarkable 6-year-old boy named Cristian Rivera as his two-year battle with DIPG came to an end. Three years later, we remember Cristian on the anniversary of the day he earned his wings and went to Heaven. Cristian is loved and missed dearly […]
The Cristian Rivera Foundation, along with Committee Member and Celebrity Chef Ricardo Cardona, donated an event package that was auctioned at the Mikey Czech Foundation’s annual fundraiser gala, “Moms for Mikey,” on Saturday November 19, 2011 at The Woodway Country Club, Darien, CT. Robert and Dana MacNaughton bid a winning $7,500 for Chef Cardona to […]