I am honored to participate in the 2019 Students of the Year program, a seven-week initiative in which select high school students from around the country participate in a fundraising competition to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I am proud to be raising critical dollars in honor of my Grandma and my Uncle Richie who both are battling blood cancer.  My Grandma has Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and my Uncle has Acute Meyloid Leukemia and sadly many years ago we lost their mom (my Great Grandma), to Leukemia as well.  Both of them are very brave in their own ways through this illness. My Grandma goes to the doctor to get checked a few times a year to make sure she is still ok and my Uncle had a Bone Marrow transplant last fall and is doing well. :)

Each dollar is a vote. The candidate team that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks are named Student(s) of the Year.  Our mission is to not only raise the most money but also to bring attention to blood cancers like leukemia, which is the most common form of cancer in children and teens.

Since the early 1960s, five-year survival rates for many blood cancer patients have doubled, tripled or even quadrupled. And many LLS supported therapies not only help blood cancer patients but are helping patients with other cancers and serious diseases. In fact, drugs first approved for blood cancers are now approved to treat patients with stomach cancers, skin cancers, and autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.

We really are changing the face of blood cancer!

All donations are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible. They'll not only support LLS-funded research but will help provide critical information and support for patients, and support advocacy for laws to ensure patients can access the care and treatments they need.

Please visit our website often and bring friends who would also like to donate!

On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere and me for my family, thank you for your support!

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

 My Grandma

My Uncle Richie