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and Alicia Junge, also live here.

CALLING ALL Piper has been diagnosed with a particularly virile and dead-
VETERANS IN THE ly form of childhood cancer called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine
LARKSPUR AREA: Glioma (DIPG), a rare and aggressive brain-stem tumor that
is inoperable. The prognosis is extremely poor, with the aver-
age patient survival measured in months. Piper began radiation
Larkspur Veterans 2nd treatments in late June, a grueling six-week regimen designed
Appreciation Day to shrink the tumor and improve the quality of life. It is not a
September 09, 2017 cure, but hopefully will allow her a few mostly symptom-free
months.
Flag Retirement Ceremony
(Bring the flags you’ve been holding) We are in the market for a miracle! Please send as many
prayers as you can...and forward to as many prayer groups as
Veterans, Spouses and your families you can. Piper has a younger sister (16 month old Harlow) and
(Playground for children) four cousins who all live in Castle Rock. Pray that they can
grow up with this angel in their midst.
Food, Beer and Wine
(a donation purchase) Piper’s Aunt Malissa set up this site for those inclined to send a
donation along with their prayers to this devastated family
Please RSVP so we make sure to have enough Beer
and Wine https://www.gofundme.com/warriors-for-princess-piper
To: tonyperconti@msn.com or
text to 303-919-1996 DIPG is rare (approximately 300 cases per year in the US). It is
fortunate that this devastating childhood cancer only impacts a
small number of families, but the downside to being rare is that
it attracts little financial and human resource support. Sadly,
A FAMILY WITH DEEP ROOTS IN there has been no discernable advancement in fighting DIPG
PERRY PARK NEEDS YOUR HELP! in recent decades. There are several ways to give much needed
Mike Junge... financial support to this cause, including St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital: www.stjude.org/Donate. The American
Cancer Society and Cancer Treatments Centers of America also
accept gifts specific to DIPG research and treatments.

A BUSY AUGUST FOR
LARKSPUR MOMS’ GROUP
Sarah Bretz, Director of Larkspur Mothers’ Group

I hope everyone has had
a relaxing and fun-filled
summer! I am excited to
announce two Larkspur
Mothers’ Group (LMG)
kick off events in Au-
gust! We have had so many new families move to our area
over the past year, and if you are one of them and interested
in joining the Larkspur Mothers’ Group, these events are for
you! We encourage current members to come as well. The
Larkspur Mothers’ Group is open to all moms in the Larkspur
area, and we are always looking for new moms and kiddos to
join our group! We schedule monthly play groups and moms’
nights out and host a couple of large community events, in-
cluding the Annual Easter Egg Hunt, throughout the year. For
more information or to request membership on our Facebook
Piper Waneka, a beautiful and precocious 3 1⁄2 year old, lives in page, please visit us at www.larkspurmoms.com or email us
Castle Rock. Her father, Nelson, grew up in the Park, and her at larkspurmoms@gmail.com.
great-grandmother Virginia Tolley is a long-time park resident.
Her maternal grandparents (her mother Carrina’s parents), Mike Continued on page 5
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