Robert Duffy was diagnosed with PNET Brain cancer in January of 2007. In March of 2007 the initial tumor was removed. He underwent 8 weeks of cranial/spinal radiation, 6 months of chemotherapy, another surgery just before Christmas in 2007, an autologous stem cell transplant in February 2008, he was
diagnosed as terminal in July of 2009 and died on October 9th, 2009 at the age of 16.