Welcome to Mendy's Light The Night Walk homepage.

I am walking in memory of my father,

Thomas William Burgess,

who died from esophagael cancer in March of this year. And his best friend Gene Elkins who died in early September.

I am personally committed to this walk to help find a cure

as soon as possible, to prevent other families from losing members of their families to these types of diseases.

Research for any type of cancer cure helps toward

curing ALL CANCERS!

Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU!!!

To all of you who have already donated! I just raised my goal AGAIN, because I want to keep pushing myself and you guys are making it so easy! Please tell your friends when you pledge and forward my email to as many people as you know. Hopefully we will overrun our original team goal of $10,000 and I will have to adjust it too!

-Mendy

Light The Night Walk is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's evening walk and fundraising event. It is the nation's night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of people battling blood cancers and to commemorate loved ones lost.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) funds lifesaving research that has contributed to major advances in the treatment of blood cancers and treatments for other types of cancer, such as chemotherapy and stem cell transplants. These treatments have helped patients live better, longer lives. New targeted therapies that kill cancer cells without harming normal tissue are providing drugs and procedures that are improving quality of life.

• A donation of $25 provides patients and their loved ones with FREE booklets that contain up-to-date information on their disease and help them make informed decisions about their treatment options.

• A donation of $50 makes possible a Family Support group with a trained facilitator where comfort can be found and experiences can be shared among patients and family members.

• A donation of $100 helps supply laboratory researchers with supplies and materials critical to carrying out their search for cures.

• A donation of $1,000 makes possible one- on-one conversations with health care specialists who provide patients with information about their disease, treatment options, and helps prepare them with questions for their health care team.

Please make a donation to support my participation in the Light The Night Walk and help save lives. Be sure to check my Web site frequently to see my progress, and thanks for your support!