Your support means a lot…to me and to thousands of others.
As some of you may remember, Leukemia and Light the Night touched me back in 2004. Here it is 4 years later and now Leukemia has hit all too close to home.
Our friends, Rob & Melisa, had to hear the words parents fear. Their son, Dylan, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocystic Leukemia (ALL). Dylan is 3-years-old. A sweet, caring, fun, energetic friend to Landon and Bryce.
Our playgroup has created a team in honor of Dylan. "Driven for Dylan" is driven to help find a cure!
Please read the following to get information on this wonderful cause.
Light The Night 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 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) 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 helped patients live better, longer lives. New targeted therapies that kill cancer cells without harming normal tissue are providing drugs and procedures that are improving the quality of life.
But more research is critically needed:
- Every five minutes someone is diagnosed with blood cancer. Every 10 minutes, someone dies.
- Leukemia causes more deaths among children than any other cancer.
- Nearly 20,000 Americans died from lymphoma in 2007.
- The survival rate for myeloma is just 34 percent.
Please make a donation to support my participation in the Light The Night Walk and help save lives. Be sure to check my Web site frequently to see my progress, and thanks for your support!
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