After raising awareness for community issues, like homelessness and refugee support, for more than a year, Skate Rising will support one of its own for the first time Dec. 9.
The Encinitas-based skateboarding group for girls will host a benefit event for member Vivian Gomez, 10, of Old Town San Diego, who was diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of brain cancer in October.
The diagnosis of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) — a terminal brain condition that arises from the brain's tissues that support and protect its neurons — came shortly after Vivian fell off her skateboard during a Skate Rising event in September. She complained of double vision, which prompted...