My WHY - My best friends dad, Peter Fox, who was also like a second dad to me, passed away this past August of 2021. He battled esophageal cancer for 3 years. He went through many rounds of chemo therapy and showed his friends & family what it means to "Keep Going." If the normal person passed Peter and stopped to talk to him, you wouldn't believe he was struggling severely with cancer. He had the biggest heart and strongest work ethic. Everyone knew Peter as an upbeat, guitar strumming, out of this world person. Seeing him struggle so hard the last few months of his life deeply saddend me and everyone around him as well. However, he was all about keeping a good perspective and insisted on continuing to go to work everyday at UC Medical Center. Somehow, through rounds of chemo, lack of sleep and much pain, Peter kept up his positive attitude and most importantly, kept a smile on his face. Peter faced the worst pain right before he passed, but no one could know exactly how bad it was except him. I want to help with this fundraiser because no one deserves to go through suffering and constant defeat with cancer any longer. I want to help families not have to watch their loved one(s) hurt because of this awful and deadly disease. All in all, because of Peter, I am going to try and raise money that hopefully one day helps eliminate this disease. Thank you in advance for your donations and support!

I have signed up to save lives with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and am working to raise as much as possible over the next 7 weeks. Every dollar raised counts as one vote for my campaign. The candidate(s) whose team tallies the most votes earns the prestigious title of Student or Students of the Year. Will you help me earn that title?
 
As you know, everyone wins when cancer loses. Thanks to your support, my efforts will help fund therapies and treatments that are saving lives. Over the years, support from people like you has been responsible for the blood cancer advancements that have doubled, tripled, and in some cases quadrupled the survival rate for some blood cancers.
 
Many LLS-supported therapies not only help blood cancer patients but are also now used to treat patients with rare forms of stomach and skin cancers and are in clinical trials for patients with lung, brain, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancers. And LLS-funded drugs like targeted therapies and immunotherapies are now saving thousands of lives every day.
 
We really are getting close to our goal of a world without blood cancers!
 
All donations are greatly appreciated and 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 website often and tell friends who would also like to donate!
 
On behalf of blood cancer patients everywhere, thank you for your support! For more information about LLS, please visit www.lls.org