Hey everyone! I'd like to share my reason for becoming a student visionary and my hope for patients and the money we will raise.

In 2020, my grampy got sick. Soon, we found out he had been diagnosed with t-cell lymphocytic leukemia. It was such a strange feeling, especially because I hadn't experienced anyone super close to me having cancer. All of a sudden, everything was different: extended hospital stays, only talking to him over video call because of COVID, constantly wondering if our last call would truly be the last. Eventually he came home on hospice and we lost him on September 11, 2020.

It was a loss that was significant and one that still impacts my family. I've seen what blood cancer does to patients and families first hand. It's something I would never wish on anyone and something that I hope one day no one will have to live through. I signed up to be a student visionary inspired by the fact that I could make a small difference for current and future patients and their families.

I'm proud to dedicate my campaign to my grampy, John Wigginton.

Visionaries look to the future—and see infinite possibility.
They challenge the status quo—and make the impossible possible.
They boldly imagine a better world – and lead the charge to create it.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was built on that same vision - of a better world - one without blood cancers.

I am a visionary; I have a vision for a world without cancer, but I need your help.

This year, I’m proud to be a part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Student Visionaries of the Year Campaign, working to raise as much as possible for LLS’s mission.

As a global leader in the fight against blood cancer, LLS:

• Funds cutting-edge research leading to breakthroughs in immunotherapy, genomics and personalized medicine that are improving and saving the lives of patients
• Provides free education and support for blood cancer patients and families, including personalized, one-on-one support, assistance with identifying and enrolling in clinical trials, and more.
• Mobilizes thousands of advocates to drive policy changes that accelerate the development of new cancer treatments and break down barriers to care.

Please consider joining this fight by making a donation. All donations are greatly appreciated and tax-deductible. Please visit my website often and tell friends who would also like to donate!

Thanks to your support, my efforts will help ensure this generation is the last to see cancer.

On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere, thank you!

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