article_snippet.sent: Diagnosis: Lauren is pictured left in December 2013 and right in December 2014 after Lauren treatment for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, a rare childhood brain cancer, changed Lauren appearance .
article_snippet.sent: Brave: Hill, who used Lauren limited energy to inspire people and raise money for research into the cancer that ultimately took Lauren life, is pictured in Lauren room in Cincinnati last December .
article_snippet.sent: Final days: Lauren is pictured enjoying Easter and St Patrick's Day from hospital in Cincinnati .
article_snippet.sent: The co-founder of the spreading tumor nonprofit foundation confirmed Lauren's death in hospital on Friday.
article_snippet.sent: Through Lauren's fundraising and advocacy efforts, Lauren not only became a spotlight on the lack of funding for cancer research, but Lauren most certainly has become a beacon guiding researchers for years to come,' The Cure Starts Now co-founder Brooke Desserich said.
article_snippet.sent: Lauren helped to raise more than $1.5 million for cancer research. '