One this day, we remember the one year passing of our loving father. While he lived a shortened life, he made the most of it. He never wanted us to suffer or be upset, and he told us that he would rather be sick than have one of us be sick. But here's the truth: many families, old people, middle aged adults, and young children suffer from cancer. We don't want anyone to go through what our dad, or our family, went through. We encourage you to support our campaign to fight back against cancer. Anything helps. 1.22.2020.

In Memory of David L. Kessenich - 1.22.2020

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In honor of David L. Kessenich, the loving father, husband, uncle, son, friend, and fearless leader that many of us knew, Caroline, Jack, and Team CUREsaders are determined to raise the most money to defeat cancer once and for all. We all personally know many people who have been affected by blood cancers. Witnessing it firsthand, Jack and Caroline experienced the uphill battle that patients and their families face. They felt the fear and uncertainty that comes with the fight, but they also experienced hope. The Mayo Clinic, The University of Colorado Hospital, The LLS, and the great community of family and friends, helped give the Kessenich family hope, comfort, and peace of mind by providing great care and support.

We encourage you to join us in supporting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) by making a donation to my fundraising campaign. By donating to LLS, you support the many facets of LLS’s mission work from investing in groundbreaking research, providing education and support to patients, and advocating at the state and federal level for legislation to help those living with cancer. Our appreciation for your support cannot be overstated — each and every dollar donated to LLS brings us closer to our goal to end blood cancer and makes an impact for cancer patients and their families.

As a global leader in the fight to end cancer, LLS is committed to doing more for blood cancer patients and families than any organization in the world. LLS’s signature fundraising campaigns drive critical support for its mission, including a nearly $1.3 billion investment in cutting edge cancer research worldwide since it was founded in 1949. Since the 1960s, survival rates for many blood cancer patients have doubled, tripled, or even quadrupled.

Every facet of LLS’s mission – research, education and support, and policy and advocacy – work in harmony to put blood cancer patients and their families first. LLS has helped millions impacted by cancer throughout its more than 70-year history, even funding breakthrough blood cancer research to advance lifesaving treatments and cures that is now helping patients with other cancers and diseases. That is why at LLS we say that beating cancer is in our blood.

Please visit our website as often as you can and share it with everyone you know who would also like to join us in the fight against cancer. Together, we have the power, the passion and the resolve to achieve a world without blood cancer. All donations are tax-deductible.

On behalf of cancer patients and their families everywhere, we sincerely thank you for your support!

For more information about LLS, please visit lls.org