Visionaries look to the future—and see infinite possibility.
They challenge the status quo—and make the impossible possible.
They boldly imagine a better world – and lead the charge to create it.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was built on that same vision - of a better world - one without blood cancers.

I am a visionary; I have a vision for a world without cancer, but I need your help.

This year, I’m proud to be a part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Student Visionaries of the Year Campaign, working to raise as much as possible for LLS’s mission.

I was 10 years old when I first heard of the LLS. My Aunt, Elizabeth Carswell, was diagnosed with AML while 26 weeks pregnant and if it wasn't for the LLS, her son wouldn’t have known his mother at all.  She lived an additional 5 years thanks to LLS.  Her doctors in Florida told her the treatments were not working and to go home and enjoy the time she has left with her son, whom she had via cesarean birth at 30 weeks pregnant.  We weren’t going to take that option so we got in contact with the LLS and they got her into a trial.  Lucky for me it was at City of Hope in California so I also got an additional 5 years with my aunt and I am so grateful to LLS for that. 

 

 When my father was 10 years old, his fathers life was cut short by non-hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 45 robbing him and his two siblings of a father in their childhoods and me of a grandfather. Now, due to advancements in cancer research non-hodgkin's lymphoma is considered a very treatable disease. That is why I am so passionate about this  campaign.  I have seen with my own eyes how important the role of the LLS plays in saving people with blood cancers.  My campaign  will provide support to the critical work of LLS in hopes that one day no one will have to grow up without the ones they love. I know that with your help, I can reach my goal and make a direct impact in the fight against blood cancers.  

As a global leader in the fight against blood cancer, LLS:

• Funds cutting-edge research leading to breakthroughs in immunotherapy, genomics and personalized medicine that are improving and saving the lives of patients
• Provides free education and support for blood cancer patients and families, including personalized, one-on-one support, assistance with identifying and enrolling in clinical trials, and more.
• Mobilizes thousands of advocates to drive policy changes that accelerate the development of new cancer treatments and break down barriers to care.

Please consider joining this fight by making a donation. All donations are greatly appreciated and tax-deductible. Please visit my website often and tell friends who would also like to donate!

Thanks to your support, my efforts will help ensure this generation is the last to see cancer.

On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere, thank you!

For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org.