Our Hero's Story

All three of our lives have been touched by cancer. Eliza’s grandmother had breast cancer twice, and eventually passed away due to a metastasized tumor in her brain. Georgia’s best friend’s mother lost her battle with a cancer of unknown origin. However, Samantha's family has been through the throes of cancer and come out the other side. Her younger cousin, Brennan, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) at age 4.

Following his diagnosis, his two years of treatment included  200 blood draws, 150 doses of IV chemotherapy, 80 days at the Jimmy Fund Clinic, 20 procedures done under anesthesia and 100s of at home nurse visits. It wasn’t just Brennan who had to endure this ordeal. Brennan’s family was separated for birthdays, holidays and countless other occasions. That being said, they remained positive and hopeful throughout his treatment with the help of the phenomenal hospital staff and the innovative new treatments.

The oncology department and the care they were able to provide made Brennan’s experience much shorter, safer, and bearable, than it would have been 15 years ago. Many of the strides made in cancer research have been funded by LLS and other similar organizations. The five year survival rates of leukemia patients has risen from 35% in 1977 to 65% in 2012. LLS in particular, along with funding research, makes an effort to provide help to families. In fact, LLS has distributed more than $323 million in co-pay financial assistance, and, in doing so, supported more than 74,600 patients. Because of the research funded by LLS, so many more cancer patients are able to be cured and we are delighted to say that Brennan is too!

By donating to our campaign, you are directly helping assist blood cancer patients and fund research to find more advanced treatments. Our fundraising ends March 2nd, so if you want to support this effort, please do so before then!

An Overview of Our Campaign

Please join us in supporting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) by making a donation to our fundraising campaign. Thanks to your support, our efforts, will help fund the therapies and treatments and help save lives today.

LLS's continued advancements over the years, are responsible for the blood cancer survival rate doubling and tripling; in some cases, the survival rate has even quadrupled.

And many LLS supported therapies not only help blood cancer patients but are now used to treat patients with rare forms of stomach and skin cancers. They're even being tested in clinical trials for patients with a range of cancers including lung, brain, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancers. LLS funded drugs are now being tested for patients with other non-cancerous diseases like Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis.

We really are changing the face of blood cancer!

All donations are greatly appreciated and are tax deductible. They'll not only support LLS research but patient services, advocacy, public and professional education, and community services as well.

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

On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere we thank you for your support!
For more information about LLS, please visit lls.org