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My Honorees & my motivation for running


I'm training to participate in the ING Bay to Breakers race as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training. All of us on Team In Training are raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I am completing this event on May 17 in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers, especially for:

  • Adrianna Tucker - 11 years old, battling AML.
  • Maddie Badger-Scherer - 12 years old, battling ALL, diagnosed Jan 4, 2008.
  • Louis Lai - Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in August 2004.
  • Matt Parrott - Diagnosed with B-cell follicular lymphoma in July 2007.
  • Cole Regan - October 22, 2002 - July 28, 2004. Passed away from AML
  • Brenda Donato - July 6, 1970 - April 4, 2007. Passed away from AML.
  • Stephen Heisler - Recently diagnosed with Lymphoma.
  • Suzanne H. Spencer - Died of large-cell (non-Hodgkins) lymphoma in May of 1988.
  • Nicolas Fong - 7 yrs old, battling leukemia.
  • Carole Kramer - Died of leukemia in 2008.
  • Scott Eppler - Diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2008.
  • Bert L Smith II - Passed away from leukemia in 1982.
  • Bert L Smith III - Passed away from leukemia in 1983.
  • Roger Austin - Diagnosed with lymphoma.
  • Lisa Considine - Recovering from multiple myeloma.
  • Ryan Fausett - Passed away from leukemia.
  • Jeanne Washburn - Passed away from a blood cancer.

These people are the real heroes on our team -- TEAM HEART -- and we need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure! If you have your own personal connections to blood cancers, please let me know. Tell me their names and any other details you'd like to share. I'll add their names to my honoree list and my team's honoree banner. I will also write their name(s) on my jersey for the big race.

To make a difference in the lives of these honorees and anyone else living with blood cancers, please donate today!

I will also be honoring the following individuals who are suffering or have passed away from other cancers or illnesses:

  • Auntie Baby (Silvie Chang)
  • Auntie Marie
  • Rob Kaufman
  • Laura Hallberg
  • Lita LaGuardia
  • Stephen Cross
  • Janice Cross