Fox 2 Detroit · October 14, 2026

More Than 300 Donations Totaling More Than $20,000 Made to Leptomeningeal Cancer Foundation as of Tuesday Night

• More than 300 donations totaling more than $20,000 had come in as of Tuesday night, according to Helaine Bader, founder of the Leptomeningeal Cancer Foundation, cited in the report.
• Cindy Miller, wife of Fox 2 Sports Director Dan Miller, died on Saturday, October 10 after a leptomeningeal disease diagnosis; she was first diagnosed with cancer in October 2024, according to the report.
• Leptomeningeal disease is cancer that has spread to the cerebrospinal fluid and leptomeninges, according to the Cleveland Clinic, cited in the report; approximately 5% of people with metastatic cancer are diagnosed with it.

Donation figures attributed to the foundation's founder as reported. Original headline: "What is leptomeningeal disease? $20,000 donated after death of Dan Miller’s wife".