At Duke there is Hope

Hope – The Defining Word

Above square by Terri Jones, age 13

"At Duke there is Hope" —that’s the motto of The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. Imprinted on our letterhead, on T-shirts, notebooks, and tote bags, hope is the defining word for our program. Yet hope is not simple to define. It represents not only a way of thinking or feeling about the future, but also a way of responding to circumstances in the present. It changes as situations and expectations change. Like a quilt, hope may be made from many different patches, and pieced together into distinct patterns that keep you warm and comfortable when it’s dark and cold. Here, you can see hope’s face and hear hope’s voice in stories and pictures of some of our patients, their families, and the professionals at Duke who care for them.

Our "Hope Is..." quilt squares were designed by survivors of childhood brain tumors who are followed in our Pediatric Off Therapy Clinic. The quilt is on display in the Brain Tumor Learning Center at Duke.

Quilt square by Kalee Bertha, age 10

Quilt square by Trey Honse, age 10

Quilt square by Christina Seago, age 16

Quilt square by Josh Hodges, age 12