Ann Arbor — Tammi and Jason Carr never want anyone to forget their adorable, funny son Chad, their youngest of three children.
Chad Carr was five years old when he died in 2015 from an incurable brain tumor, 14 months after being diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), an aggressive pediatric tumor.
The Carrs established the ChadTough Foundation in their son’s honor to raise money for DIPG research and have so far raised $5 million. They expect another $1 million to be raised from the foundation’s annual Champions for Change Gala Saturday night, a sold-out event to be attended by 1,000 guests.