Graeter's Cones for the Cure is about more than just ice cream. Your support makes a difference for kids fighting cancer by helping to fund groundbreaking research. Each of our Cones Ambassador Warriors has their own story to tell about their battle and how much your support means to them.
Wyatt is a sweet and courageous 5 year old boy who began his battle with brain cancer in July of 2023 when he was just 4 years old. The type of brain cancer he is battling is a Posterior Fossa Ependymoma and is considered "rare" and difficult to cure given the location near the brainstem which is hard to surgically remove. This cancer is also difficult because it is known to come back and to be more aggressive and is usually resistant to chemo. Wyatt bravely learned to walk again while completing 6 weeks of Proton Radiation after his brain surgery so he could once again do all the things a boy his age should be able to do. We are determined to be just as brave as him and never give up the fight to find a CURE for these "incurable" cancers that no kid should have to deal with or fight alone!
About The Cure Starts Now:
The Cure Starts Now represents something truly different – a grassroots effort dedicated to, not just fighting one cancer, but the elimination of ALL cancers.
In 2008, in support of The Cure Starts Now, Graeter’s ice cream auctioned off a once in a lifetime chance to create your own flavor. The winners of the auction worked with Graeter's to help develop a flavor to honor Elena Desserich, the inspiration for The Cure Starts Now. Now a Limited Edition seasonal flavor, Elena's Blueberry Pie honors the memories of all young lives affected by pediatric cancer and supports The Cure Starts Now's mission to find the Homerun Cure for all cancers.
