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Your support means a lot...to me and to thousands of others. 
Thanks for visiting my Light The Night homepage. 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. I am walking as part of the national team "Friends of Heroes" (www.friendsofheroes.com), which seeks to bring funding and awareness to issues surrounding pediatric blood cancers. It grew out of Friends of Allie, founded for Allie Scott, whose mother blogged about her daughter's battle with AML from age 5 to 9 months. I also walk in memory of my grandmother, my uncle, and all of the friends and family who have fought this battle.
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:
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! p.s. This year we celebrate that Katie Hart is cancer-free!!!
UPDATE: 08/31/2008 Please keep Kate, age 3, from North Carolina and her family in your prayers. Kate was diagnosed with ALL yesterday. UPDATE: 09/09/2008 Please keep Ava from California, who just turned 1 this week, and her family in your prayers. Ava was diagnosed with MDS (Myelo Dysplastic Syndrome, a pre-leukemia condition) last week. She will be receiving a platelet transfusion at Stanford this week and soon after will have a port installed into her chest to receive chemotherapy treatments. UPDATE: 9/24/2008 Your many prayers are needed for Kate, who is trying to fight off fungal and staph infections during chemotherapy. UPDATE: 9/30/2008. Prayers needed for Jason from Michigan , who just learned that his Leukemia has returned after what was thought to be a successful bone marrow transplant. Prayers are working for Kate, who is fighting her infection. |
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