This is in honor of my boyfriend, Josh Keith.
As everyone and their brother knows by now, my boyfriend Josh was diagnosed with cancer last summer, at the tender age of 24 years old. After a long, difficult regimen of chemo (96-hours at a time for 6 times and then the two horrible nervous system chemos), getting a pin and a plate placed in his leg to fix a fracture from the bone being eaten by a tumor, losing his beloved hair, getting a port straight to his vena cava installed, not being able to eat because of mouth sores for weeks at a time, experiencing debilitating headaches, and being so exhausted that he couldn't move for weeks, the cancer seems to be gone (knock on wood!). But even with this good news, there is always the worry that it could come back.
Because of this, I am walking in the Light the Night walk for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society and my goal is $1000. Now that seems like a lot of money but I'm sure most of you can part with $25 tax deductible dollars (or more!) to aid a wonderful cause--for all the people out there who have had this horrible disease. My uncle Denny also had lymphoma about twenty years ago--it is NOT a rare cancer and could hit anybody at anytime. Please please donate!
Also, please forward this with your own message to ANYONE that you know who would donate. Please forward it on. Most people would like to help and just don't know how. This is a good way to start. Feel free to email me at jmeising@hotmail.com for more information.
Everything is secure and tax deductible. Please help!
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I'm participating in the walk in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancer. These people are the real heroes, and we need your support to help accelerate cures and give hope to patients and their families. Although research is responsible for increasing survival rates for these diseases, the battle is far from over. Did you know that:
- Every five minutes, someone in this country is diagnosed with blood cancer: Every ten minutes, someone loses the fight.
- Leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children.
- Lymphomas are the most common blood cancers.
- The myeloma survival rate is only 32 percent.
Please make a donation to support my participation in the Light The Night Walk. By doing so, we’ll both be helping save lives. Be sure to check my Web site frequently to see my progress. Thanks for your support!
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