My family and i have been close friends with Hannah and the entire McNeal family for many years.  They are some of the most generous and kind people I know. 

They were certainly given the gift of perspective 13 years ago when Hannah was diagnosed with Leukemia.  At the time her survival odds were 80%.  Those sound like pretty good odds, except when those are the odds that your child will live.  Today that number is 90% thanks in large part to the awareness and funding that comes from organizations like LLS.  Though the survival odds have improved, I am certain that nobody would like to take that 1 in 10 chance with their child's life.  This is why Hannah has made service a key part of who she is and is passionate about raising money to make that 90%, 100%, and to increase the survival odds across the cancer spectrum.

Please consider helping me help Hannah fight cancer by making a donation to her campaign today.

Thank you!

Watch Hannah's video here... https://youtu.be/YkNFIcXYRv4

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 a young patient hero who is currently battling or is in remission from a blood cancer. Each dollar is a vote. The candidate team that raises the most money at the end of the seven weeks is 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, thank you for your support!

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