Makenna Thomas will talk about her diagnosis of Meningioma of the Spine in early 2018, her recovery as she is now 6 1/2 years cancer free, a thriving senior at UCLA, and deeply involved in advocacy work for the Pediatric Cancer Community..

Makenna Thomas had a back that was painful, a right arm that turned numb, and fingers that she could not move, when she was diagnosed with Meningioma of the Spine in early 2018 at the age of 14. Makenna will talk about her battle both physically and even more so emotionally during that period and even beyond, and will also talk about her very successful recovery and life in which she is a senior at UCLA, is the President of the American Cancer Society on campus, oversees the Relay For Life Team at UCLA which is the leading fundraising college in the country for that event, and is studying neuroscience.