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challenger explodes
this was when the challenger space shuddle exploded. it was a very historic event of space travel and technology, even if it was not good -
Jeff henigson gets surgery for his brain tumor
this is when Jeff henigson underwent brain surgery to remove his brain tumor. it was a long procedure and he had to stay in the hospital for a while after it to recover, then he would have to through chemo and radiation. -
Jeff Henigson gets diagnosed with cancer
this is when Jeff Henigson got officially diagnosed with cancer in 1986, the cancer he had was anaplastic astrocytoma, wh8ich i a rare type of brain tumor. it is aggressive and overall not fun to have. He was fifteen when this happened. -
Jeff henigson starts his cancer support group
this is when he started his cancer support group which helped him cope much better with brain cancer knowing that he was not alone in the whole scenario. this helped his mental health a lot in the cancer battle. -
Jeff Henigson gets a wish from the starlight foundation/makes the wish
this is when Jeff Henigson got a wish from the starlight foundation, which is similar to the Make-A-Wish foundation in which they give people with cancer wishes, and later he would make the wish to go the soviet union. but at this time he did not know even if his wish could be possible to happen at all. -
Jeff Henigson learning that his wish could be possible
This is when Jeff Henigson learned that his wish might be possible and that the starlight foundation had organized a flight to the soviet union and they were trying to reach out to Mikhail Gorbachev, the soviet union's leader at the time. -
Jeff Henigson gets notifies that the starlight foundation did not receive the medial clearance form.
This is when Jeff henigson got told by the starlight foundation that they had not received the medical clearance form to go on the trip. without it he could not go von the trip, and this all happened while his dad was convinced the trip would not be good for jeff, this was not a good time for Jeff. -
Jeff Henigson's dad giving the OK for him to go on the trip
this was mere days before the neuropsychological evaluation when Jeff and his dad got into a big conversation about his wish and after a long day of arguing he convinced his dad to say yes if his doctor said yes. -
Jeff Henigson taking hiks neuropsychological evaluation
the is when Jeff took his neuropsychological evaluation, after the results came back it showed that jeff was suffering from depression and a few other things but overall he was all good. and the doctor that took it with him helped convince his parents and his main doctor that he should sign the medical release and let him go on the trip -
Jeff henigson goes on the trip to the soviet union
this was when Jeff went to the soviet union to try and talk to mikhail gorbachev.. this was easily on of the most important events of his life. -
George w. bush was elected president
this was when george w bush was elected president . this was an important event because he had a pretty big impact.