Jessa’s Quest was established in 2010 to honor Jessica Webber and her courageous seven-year battle with brain cancer. Jessica’s illness began during her freshman year at Kenmore West Senior High School when she was diagnosed with an Ependymoma* tumor. Throughout her seven-year struggle, she underwent five brain surgeries, numerous chemotherapy and radiation treatments, multiple Gamma Knife surgeries, and various experimental treatments at Women and Children’s Hospital, Roswell Park, and Duke University in North Carolina. Despite her condition, Jessica lived life to the fullest; she attended Fredonia University as a full-time student, became a member of the Sigma Kappa sorority, and volunteered at Carly’s Club, which supports children and cancer research at Roswell Park. Regrettably, due to her illness, Jessica had to leave Fredonia in her junior year, and she sadly passed away in January 2010.
Jessa’s family and friends are honoring this very special young woman by continuing her quest through the donation of proceeds from events to organizations that support our mission. To date, Jessa’s Quest has donated several thousand dollars to the Neuro Oncology Department of The Oishei Children’s Hospital “formerly Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo” , Wings Flights of Hope, and the Steadfast Foundation to name a few.
