My name is Natasha Nair and I am a visionary; I have a vision for a world without cancer, but I need your help.

In elementary school , I watched with dismay as some of my classmates showed up with bald heads, tired faces and seemed to loose weight rather quickly . For the first time I heard the word chemotherapy and cancer and came to dread them as I knew what was to follow . As I progressed through middle school and high school it seems like every year I had yet another classmate recieve the dreaded diagnosis and put up a exhausting , mind numbing fight . I watched the worried faces of their parents, the hushed tones my teachers used when they urged us to keep a classmate in our thoughts and the drastically changed young adult who walked in after a bout with cancer therapy .Some lost and some won this fight but all were affected- they and their families forever scarred. 

As someone who has loved and lost to a singular diagnosis i urge you today to give the gift of life. With your donations, change can be made. It is a drop in the bucket towards a cancer patients journey towards trials, medicine, and quality affordable coordinated care.

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

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.

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.