HomeWhat we've doneContact UsThe TeamMoreHomeWhat we've doneContact UsThe Team✕HomeWhat we've doneContact UsThe TeamSIGN OUTCasey Z Porter FoundationCasey Z. Porter Foundation for Brain Cancer ResearchGet Involved✕HomeWhat we've doneContact UsThe TeamSIGN OUTCZP Foundation for Brain Cancer Research is achieving more and more everyday. We work on many exciting projects to help improve the lives of others, and are very proud of the progress we continue to make. Learn more about what we do, who we help, and how we work every day to promote positive change.Find out moreKeep in TouchSign up to hear from us about upcoming events, our projects, and how you can help!Email AddressSign upOur StoryThe Casey Z. Porter Foundation for Brain Cancer Research is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Here at CZP Foundation for Brain Cancer Research, we are driven by an ambitious goal; to do our part in bringing awareness to brain cancer and eradicating this horrible disease. While as many are diagnosed with brain cancer as breast cancer each day (Miles for Hope nonprofit, 2010), a lack of funding and awareness around brain cancer leaves little assistance for those that are diagnosed. Here at the Casey Z. Porter Foundation, we are determined to make brain cancer a thing of the past. We are working to raise money for a cure and offer help to those who have been diagnosed with the disease. Join us on our journey to leaving a positive impact and fighting brain cancer together!Who we do it forWho was Casey Z. PorterCasey Zertuche Porter was born December 2, 1981 in San Antonio,Texas. She was a 2000 graduate of Judson High School in Converse, Texas, and subsequently earned her Bachelor of Journalism degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2004, and her Master's of Arts in Administration Sports Management with Distinction degree from Incarnate Word University in 2007. She was a marketing relations manager at Musak Systems of San Antonio, and her passions included softball, creative writing, and Texas Longhorns athletics. In 2008, she married the love of her life, Jeffrey Porter, and found another passion: becoming a loving step-mother to two-year-old Kayden. ​After suffering a seizure in December 2010 at the age of 29, Casey was diagnosed with malignant glioblastoma and told she would only have five years to live. This diagnosis left her and her family devastated. She underwent surgery to remove the bulk of the tumor, but a pea-sized fragment remained inoperable due to it's location on her brain.  ​In spite of her terminal diagnosis, Casey never stopped living her life to the fullest. She continued to fight the disease, staying as healthy as she could, even competing in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in 2011. She also spent time volunteering for The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and traveling the U.S. Because of her personal strength and determination to not be treated differently,  Casey never told anyone outside her immediate fam