About
Ever since he was a little boy, Daron Fisher motivated himself in hard times with the words “keep punching.” He learned the expression from Sylvester Stallone, who used it to autograph a media kit for Daron following the second Rocky movie. In 2010, when Daron began the hardest challenge of his life following his diagnosis with brain cancer, Stallone’s words held special meaning to him. For three years, he kept punching, working not only to stay healthy, but also to help find a cure for the disease.
During 2013, the last year of his battle with a glioblastoma, Daron, and his wife Beth started the non-profit organization Keep Punching in their Pikesville, Maryland home. Beth and Daron struggled with the knowledge that while researchers continue to speculate about promising treatments for brain cancer, few receive the necessary funding to determine the treatments’ efficacy.
Our Board Members
DARON FISHER
(IN LOVING MEMORY)
CO-FOUNDER
BETH FISHER
CO-FOUNDER
DAVID FLAKS
JD, PSYD
VICE PRESIDENT
GREGORY SNYDER II
BOARD MEMBER
TRACEY PALIATH
ESQ.
TREASURER
MATTHEW KUROWSKI
BOARD MEMBER
CHRISTINE "CHRIS"VIGNA-VOLKER
BOARD MEMBER
CHRISTIAN CHAN
BOARD MEMBER
GRAYSON MIDDLETON
BOARD MEMBER
Our Mission
​Keep Punching, Inc., supports patients, healthcare providers, and researchers in their fight to prevent and eradicate brain cancer and minimize treatment-related side effects that may impact function and comfort.
Funds raised assist individuals with brain cancer and their families; providers who are pursuing integrative approaches to healing; and researchers who are investigating traditional and complementary
cancer-related therapies.
Why do we Keep Punching​
Ever since he was a little boy, Daron Fisher motivated himself in hard times with the words “keep punching.” He learned the expression from Sylvester Stallone, who used it to autograph a media kit for Daron following the second Rocky movie. In 2010, when Daron began the hardest challenge of his life following his diagnosis with brain cancer, Stallone’s words held special meaning to him. For three years, he kept punching, working not only to stay healthy, but also to help find a cure for the disease.
During 2013, the last year of his battle with a glioblastoma, Daron, and his wife Beth started the non-profit organization Keep Punching in their Pikesville, Maryland home. Beth and Daron struggled with the knowledge that while researchers continue to speculate about promising treatments for brain cancer, few receive the necessary funding to determine the treatments’ efficacy.
Our Medical Advisors
WILLIAM F. REGINE
M.D., FACR, FACRO
ISADORE & FANNIE SCHNEIDER FOXMAN CHAIR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION
FABIO M. IWAMOTO
MD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGY DEPUTY DIRECTOR,
Our Research Coordinator and Patient Advocate
Jules Einhorn
RESEARCH COORDINATOR AND PATIENT ADVOCATE