Hello, my name is Austin Scheiblein, I am a 12 year old 7th grader and am having neurosurgery on Monday February 27th to remove a 6.6 cm cyst (size of s pop can) from the left side of my brain. I am blessed and lucky that this is not cancer, and I am expected to make a full recovery in time. Unfortunately, many others I know can't say the same thing, so on Friday March 17th I will be shaving my head again not only in an effort to raise money and awareness for how underfunded pediatric cancer research really is, but to give support and stand together with those fighting the fight for their lives. Like last year, I will be shaving my head in honor of Ashley Montgomery. Ashley is a friend I've know my whole life from my from my family's volunteering for St. Jude Children's Hospital. Ashley is currently fighting her FOURTH battle with cancer!!! Two of her battles were as a young girl, and she was doing great for many years, but three years ago Ashley learned that the chemo that cured her as a child was found to cause cancer, (chemo causing cancer) and so now she is fighting for the fourth time. Ashley is a role model and shows strength and fight every day. Even when she isn't feeling good, she tries to encourage and support others. Please consider donating to my page. Every dollar adds up and helps. Without proper funding for pediatric cancer researcher, how can we stop things like this from happening to other kids? I thank God I don't have cancer, I thank God I will be strong enough to shave my head on the 17th and do my part to give back and support pediatric cancer research. Thank you Austin Scheiblein