BENEFITING PEOPLE WITH BRAIN CANCER. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE NIGHT WORTH CELEBRATING GALA COMING UP ON AUGUST 9TH HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT EVENT, RAISING MONEY FOR THE LSU HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY IS JUDY SULLIVAN AND LEE TRIMBLE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. SO LET’S START HERE IN NEW ORLEANS. WE LOVE A PARTY. TELL ME ABOUT WHAT WE CAN EXPECT AT THIS GALA. I KNOW THERE’S GOING TO BE MUSIC I’M SURE FOOD. LOTS OF FUN. YES, IT IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN. WE’RE SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. PLANNING. IT IS JUST SO MUCH FUN AS WELL. UM, MORGAN. WE HAVE FIVE BANDS THAT WILL BE PLAYING ON THE BIG STAGE AT THE FILMORE. UM, WE HAVE A FEW SURPRISES, MUSICAL SURPRISES, LOTS OF FOOD FROM OUR FABULOUS RESTAURANTS HERE IN THE CITY. UM, LOTS OF COCKTAILS OF COURSE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD, MUSIC AND FUN. WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME AND HAVE A GREAT TIME. UM, ALL Y’ALL, WHILE RAISING FUNDS FOR, UM, THE LSU DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY, A REALLY IMPORTANT CAUSE, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TIME. SO LET’S TALK ABOUT THE LSU HEALTH FOUNDATION, HOW IT PARTNERS TO MAKE THIS AN EVEN BETTER EVENT. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. SO THE LSU HEALTH FOUNDATION’S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER AND ALL OF ITS ENDEAVORS. WE’RE SO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY IN THEIR MISSION TO PROVIDE TOP NEURAL CARE TO ALL PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE INCREDIBLE CELEBRATING SULLIVAN EVENT. WE ARE SO, SO PROUD TO BE A PARTNER. WELL, WE ARE TOO, AND IT’S JUST SO MUCH FUN KNOWING THAT WE CAN GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, GIVE BACK TO PEOPLE THAT ARE SUFFERING WITH GLIOBLASTOMA. UM, IT’S VERY DEAR TO MY HEART. UM, AND WE’RE JUST HERE TO MAKE PEOPLE MORE COMFORTABLE WHEN THEY’RE GOING THROUGH THIS DREADED DISEASE. ABSOLUTELY. SO TELL ME, HOW CAN THE PUBLIC, IF THEY’RE LISTENING TO THIS INTERVIEW, HOW CAN THEY SUPPORT THIS CAUSE? AND THEN HOW WILL THOSE FUNDS RAISED BE BE USED TO HELP THESE FOLKS? WELL, WE STILL HAVE TABLES AVAILABLE. WE STILL HAVE INDIVIDUAL SEATING AVAILABLE. YOU CAN CALL THE LSU HEALTH FOUNDATION OFFICE OR CALL ME PERSONALLY. (504) 884-0945 UM, AND WE’LL GET TICKETS TO YOU. YOU CAN PAY AT THE DOOR. INDIVIDUAL TICKETS CAN BE OBTAINED. YOU KNOW, AT THE DOOR. UM, AND WE’RE JUST SO EXCITED ABOUT DOING THIS AGAIN THIS YEAR. THIS IS OUR SECOND ANNUAL, UM. AND WE’RE JUST WE WANT EVERYONE TO COME AND HAVE A GOOD TIME. I WAS GOING TO SAY I KNOW I REMEMBER YOU BEING HERE LAST YEAR TO TALK ABOUT THIS A GREAT FIRST YEAR. JUST QUICKLY, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE YOU KNOW, THE PATIENTS YOU ALL WORK WITH WHO YOU KNOW ARE GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THIS EVENT. SO UNFORTUNATELY I, LIKE YOU, ARE PAINFULLY FAMILIAR WITH THE EFFECTS OF GLIOBLASTOMA. MY MOTHER WAS TAKEN BY WHEN MY YOUNGEST SISTER WAS NINE YEARS OLD AND SO THE IMPACT FROM IT IS NOT JUST ON THE PATIENT. AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, IT’S THEIR FAMILY, IT’S THEIR LOVED ONES. AND WHAT’S EVEN WORSE IS WHEN YOU HAVE A PATIENT WHO MAY NOT HAVE ALL THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO PAY ALL THEIR MEDICAL EXPENSES. AND THIS IS WHERE THIS PROGRAM HELPS KICK IN. IF YOU NEEDED MORE OF A REASON TO SUPPORT, I THINK THAT’S IT. RIGHT THERE. WE DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE NIGHT WORTH CELEBRATING GALA IS COMING UP ON AUGUST 9TH AT THE FILLMORE TICKETS. YOU JUST HEARD ARE STILL AVAILABLE, AND THAT WEBSITE RIGHT THERE WHERE YOU CAN PURCHASE IS ON YOUR SCREEN. AND REMEMBER, THIS BENEFITS THE LSU HEALTH DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY. THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.