TODAY IS WORLD CANCER DAY

Today is World Cancer Day and I am excited to be fundraising on behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as a candidate/team member for their Students of the Year Campaign, because I want a world without cancer!  I got involved with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society because of the personal encounters I have faced with cancer. Having witnessed those who have battled cancer, I have felt a sense of responsibility to do my part in helping find a cure.

Did you know that The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has dedicated over $1.3 billion to cancer research since 1949?  LLS is currently funding 250+ research grants around the globe! Join me today in making a change and ending cancer!

Halfway There!

I can not believe we are at week four already! Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far, with your support we can be the last generation to fight cancer. I am very proud of Team Cancer Crushers and what we are able to accomplish. The hard work continues!

WOW! What a week! I first would like to thank everyone who has already donated to this live saving cause. Thank you! Very excited for week two and the progress we can make. Together we can fight blood cancer!

And so it begins! Week 1 already off to a great start. Together, we can find a cure. Go team Cancer Crushers!

Max Hinojosa is our 2021 Students of The Year Honored Hero!

At one month old, Max was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of Leukemia called Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML). After weeks of treatments, surgeries, and procedures, Max’s medical team decided to try a drug that had been funded by LLS. Max underwent treatment for almost a year before his body became stable, free from any medical intervention. His first year of life was a lot different than what you see today. Now, the Hinojosas are proud to say Max is in remission. As Max battled childhood cancer, LLS provided tremendous support for their family. “That was our introduction to parenthood and something we’d never wish to repeat, but in that desperation and in that fear, there were numerous resources that emerged, and LLS was by far one of the biggest of those,” his dad, Dallas Fire Captain Cristian Hinojosa, said. He is grateful that his son is happy and healthy. 

Today, Max is a healthy 6-year-old, and a passionate member of LLS’s Big Climb community. He is the biggest Stars hockey fan in Dallas, a voracious reader, and a kind and thoughtful young man. He wants to be a firefighter when he grows up just like his dad, Cristian, a captain with the Dallas Fire Department. Cristian, his colleagues and Max participate in Big Climb every year to celebrate Max and raise funds for LLS. The firefighters climb in full gear – about 65 pounds worth – but Cristian takes it to the next level, carrying Max all the way up 71 floors on his back… And he couldn’t be happier for the extra weight. 

Cristian considers LLS very similar to the fire department; They’re both in the business of saving lives. He won’t stop fundraising and climbing with LLS until we reach the top and find a cure.

Two more days!! Woohoo! :)