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Sneakers and college basketball: How my son’s adrenal cancer diagnosis led us to raise funds for research

BY Tom Hund

February 27, 2023

My son, Dan Hund, was everything a parent could ever want: a good student, a state high school football champion, a college graduate with a double major in accounting and finance as well as a master’s, a business owner and more. He was always a hard worker but always made time for everyone.

A rare adrenal cancer diagnosis

In 2018, Dan began experiencing severe back pain. He was 33 years old. Dan went in for back surgery close to...

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Dan Hund, with his dog, Pinto sitting down at a restaurant table.

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