Light The Night Walk – Mom’s Page

http://pages.lightthenight.org/nyc/Manhattn09/TeamMom

As many of you know, our mother passed away in June due to Acute Leukemia. This is a vicious disease that attacked an otherwise completely healthy person. It can take as little as days to manifest and grow in the blood, and as Blood Cancer doesn’t discriminate against age, race, or gender, this could happen to any one of us. The speed of the disease is remarkable; Mom was diagnosed on a Wednesday, and passed away only a week-and-a-half later.

Now, it’s time to regroup, rebuild, and renew. Join us in our aid to fund new research so we can help cure all forms of this disease.

Light The Night Walk is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s evening walk and fundraising event. It is the nation’s night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of people battling blood cancers and to commemorate loved ones lost.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) funds lifesaving research that has contributed to major advances in the treatment of blood cancers and treatments for other types of cancer, such as chemotherapy and stem cell transplants. These treatments 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 quality of life.

• A donation of $25 provides patients and their loved ones with FREE booklets that contain up-to-date information on their disease and help them make informed decisions about their treatment options.

• A donation of $50 makes possible a Family Support group with a trained facilitator where comfort can be found and experiences can be shared among patients and family members.

• A donation of $100 helps supply laboratory researchers with supplies and materials critical to carrying out their search for cures.

• A donation of $1,000 makes possible one- on-one conversations with health care specialists who provide patients with information about their disease, treatment options, and helps prepare them with questions for their health care team.

Please make a donation to support our participation in the Light The Night Walk and help save lives. Be sure to check this Web site, and the site linked to above and below this post, frequently to see my progress.   Thanks very much for your support!

http://pages.lightthenight.org/nyc/Manhattn09/TeamMom