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As they say, laughter
is the best medicine, nothing was truer than this year’s
11th Annual Stand Up for Brain Cancer Gala
benefiting The Broach Foundation. Comedian
Nate Bargatze returned for a second time and had the
audience roaring all night long. The
crowd of more than 450 well-dressed people packed the
Ballroom at River Oaks Country Club. Mistress
of Ceremonies was Ilona Carson. Guests
were treated to a VIP cocktail hour, dinner and comedy show.
Guest in the crowd laughing the night away
were Jamie
Broach-Byrd and Jeff Byrd,
Barbara and Rod Broach, Jeff Bartlett, Jan Bres, Chuck
Yates, Lindsay and Tray Black, Carla and Cole Dawson,
Harrison, Oliver and Parker Broach, Cory and David LeNorman,
Dina and Ryan Taaffe, Lexi
and Mike Marek, Dr. Fred Lang, Connally and Mark Burroughs,
Natasha and Graydon Oliver.
The Broach Foundation was established in
honor of James Broach, who in 2011, was diagnosed with an
aggressive form of brain cancer, most commonly known as glioblastoma. This
came just ten months after his previous diagnosis of a grade
II astrocytoma during a surgery on October 12, 2010. He
endured countless surgeries, radiation, chemo treatments and
experimental trials. Despite the difficult treatments and
the cancer growing in his brain, James knew he wanted to
make an impactful difference in the fight to cure brain
cancer. Along with his wife, Jamie, he decided to actively
join the effort of pursuing a cure for this extraordinarily
challenging and under-funded disease. The Broaches, along
with the Executive Board, consequently established The
Broach Foundation for Brain Cancer Research to raise funds
and awareness for the benefit of adult brain cancer
research. To date, The Foundation has raised over $6 million
dollars.
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