Dear Friends,
On Saturday, October 4th, at 12:54pm our beloved Adam passed away. He was surrounded by friends and family. We are grateful that his passing was peaceful. Our hearts are breaking but we still have our memories and the many inspirations that Adam gave us. All through the last 2 1/2 years, Adam never complained or said why me. He really did take advantage of the time he had and looked forward to beating this disease.

Adam throughly enjoyed talking to the brain cancer researchers at UCLA. He donated tumor materials from his operations so they could study the genetics of glioblastoma and eventually find a cure. Those of you who know Adam would agree that he would not want a bunch of flowers. He would prefer that any money went instead to further brain cancer research. UCLA has a charitable site that supports the neuro-oncology program, for both research and patient care. Our family can't speak highly enough of these caring, dedicated people. Please consider donating to Art of the Brain. We would ask that you select "tribute gift" when making a donation to honor Adam Balch. The following link will bring you to the website.
https://giving.ucla.edu/aob

We would like to thank everyone for your support and kind words to Adam and our family. We will always be grateful. We will follow up with a post giving details about services for Adam.