I am running for Student of the Year in honor of my grandfather, who sadly passed away in 2016 from cancer. My grandfather was the brightest person I have ever met and I hope to use that brightness to help find a cure for the horrible disease that took him away from us. Although my grandpa did not die from a blood cancer, the research that LLS is doing is helping cure many other cancers. Researchers believe that the cure for all cancers will come from blood cancer research because blood is easier to extract than a tumor. The only way I can win is with your help! The title of Student of the Year will go to the top high school fundraiser. Your help and contribution will help lead to curing all types of cancer, including the one that took my grandfather away from all of us. 

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 my Web site often and bring friends who would also like to donate!

On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere I thank you for your support!
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