"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." ~Nelson Henderson
My grandfather, Bop, who battled Leukemia and won.
Thanks for visiting my Light The Night homepage.
I am walking as the Team Captain for the College of Education's Team which is walking in memory of our Health & PE student, Kenny "Curls" Reeves. I am also personally walking in memory of my grandfather, Bop, who battled Leukemia and won.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light The Night Walk is the nation's night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of patients battling blood cancers and to commemorate loved ones lost.
The Society funds lifesaving cancer research that has contributed to major advances in the treatment of blood cancers and many other types of cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and stem cell transplants that have prolonged and enhanced the lives of patients. New targeted therapies that kill cancer cells without harming normal tissue have already begun to provide drugs and procedures that are improving quality of life.
But more research is critically needed:
- Every five minutes someone is diagnosed with blood cancer. Every ten minutes, someone dies.
- Leukemia causes more deaths among children than any other cancer
- More than 20,000 Americans died from lymphoma in 2006
- The survival rate for myeloma is just 33 per cent
Please make a donation to support my Light The Night Walk and help save lives. Be sure to check my Web site frequently to see my progress, and again, thanks for your support!
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