2018 marks my 10th year of participating in TDHC, and 10 years being cancer free. It doesn’t feel like it’s already been a decade, but today, I can look back and appreciate all the change and growth I’ve gone through since then. Cancer has changed me as a person, and I’m thankful for every day. Gratitude certainly does unlock the fullness of life.
I have been in healthy remission now for ten amazing years from stage 3 Hodgkins Lymphoma. I am humbled when I think back to how sick I felt then, and I know that without the advancements in cancer research and medicine, I would not be here today. I owe everything to cancer research, and to the people before me who worked so hard to raise the funding for it.
I’ll be bowling again this year with some of my best friends on arguably the best team, We Roll on Shabbos. And I am so proud of this team year after year. Since they jumped on board this event with me a decade ago, they have stuck by my side to sign up again and again. We have placed in the top 3 teams for bowling every year except for one. And more importantly, we have placed in the top 3 teams for fundraising every single year, raising over $50,000 as a team over the last 9 years.
We couldn’t have done it without the support of our awesome friends and family, and we wouldn’t keep doing this every year if it wasn’t so important. People are still diagnosed every day, every 3 minutes. The survival rate for myeloma is still just 33%. More research is critically needed, and your support will help LLS make further advancements in cancer treatment, and maybe one day, even a cure.
There are many ways to help!
- Donate online now! Even if it's just $5 or $10, every dollar adds up. All donations are tax deductible.
- Buy raffle tickets for a chance to win the most delicious prize ever: the Philly Restaurant Pass
- Come to one of our fundraising events! Click here to see list of events.
- Email me if you or your company can become a corporate sponsor.
- Let me know if you can donate a gift certificate or prize for our silent auction.
- Check out our silent auction website, and bid on some of the amazing prizes.
THANK YOU, to the many family and friends who have generously donated money, who have started bowling teams and fundraised, who have joined the organizing committee to help plan and grow this event... to everyone who has helped out by doing what they can year after year. You humble me, and you have all contributed to the success of The Dude Hates Cancer - over $704,000 raised in 12 years, 100% given to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and our 2018 event goal is to add another $60,000 to that figure. THANK YOU for all of your support, and I hope you will be able to help out with what you can once again. TDHC would not be possible without the support and generosity of people like you.
The Dude abides.
With love and gratitude,
Helen
