The authors would like to thank the patients and their families for their bravery and generosity in sharing their brain tumor journeys. Without them, this book would not be possible. The authors would also like to thank the following individuals for their contributions in creating this book:

• The Harold C. Schott Endowed Chair from the Department of Neurosurgery, the University of Cincinnati for protecting Soma Sengupta’s time for research and educational endeavors.
• Mario Zuccarello, MD, Brett Kissela, MD, Joseph Cheng, MD, David Plas, PhD, and John Tew, MD, for their never-ending support.
• Val Cook, Sig Tumlin, Ashley Grizzle Soeder, and Bob Schultz for donating additional funds to make the book open access and for donating funds for the illustrations. They also contributed to proofreading the chapters about their respective loved ones.
• Ikumi Kayama, MA, for the detailed medical illustrations.
• Shivani Ghoshal, MD, for the front cover image.
• Brent Arehart for copyediting.
• Val Cook for donating a piece of Columbus Cook’s artwork for the book.
• Daniel Pomeranz Krummel, PhD, and Alan Jobe, MD, PhD, for proofreading the book, as well as Ashley Grizzle Soeder, Val Porter Cook and Bob Schultz for proofreading their loved one’s respective chapters.
• Hilary Perez, PhD, for her assistance with the Institutional Review Board review (2019-1403).