Somerset family turning their pain into action with fundraiser after 10-year-old dies from brain cancer

Somerset, MA — Somerset native Selina was a sweet and sassy 5th grader whose bright spirit and courage touched everyone she met.

Selina bravely battled diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a devastating pediatric brain cancer, for eight months before passing away at just 10 years old in 2018.

In the face of unimaginable loss, her parents, Ken and Michelle Oehmen, transformed their pain into purpose by founding the Massachusetts (Somerset) Chapter of The Cure Starts Now. A foundation dedicated to funding pediatric brain cancer research and finding a cure for all cancers…

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