WELCOME TO TEAM EMMA GRACE

HELLO, I AM EMMA I WAS BORN JAN 3, 2007. I HAVE 5 BROTHER, SAMMY 10, MATHEW 7, MICHA 3, EJ 3, AND KALEB 11 MONTHS. I ALSO HAVE 1 SISTER KALANI SHE IS 5. MICHA AND KALANI BOTH HAVE DIFFERENT MOMMIES AND DON'T LIVE WITH ME BUT LIVE CLOSE BY. I AM THE MIDDLE CHILD AND ONLY GIRL MY MOMMY AND DADDY HAVE SO I AM A LITTLE SPOILED BECAUSE I AM THE PRINCESS:) I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH T-CELL ALL WHICH IS A TYPE OF LEUKEMIA. I WAS DIAGNOSED ON CHRISTMAS DAY. AFTER GOING TO THE ER ON CHRISTMAS EVE I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO CHKD THAT IS A CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN NORFOLK VA. I HAD SOME TESTS DONE AND THE DOCTORS FOUND A MASS ACROSS MY HEART AND MASSES ON MY LIVER AND SPLEEN. I STAYED IN THE PICU FOR 5 DAYS AND THEN THE CANCER WARD FOR 2 DAYS. I WAS DISCHARGED TO THE CARE OF MY MOMMY AND DADDY ON NEW YEARS DAY. I AM GOING TO CLINIC FOR MY CHEMO EVERY MONDAY AND SOMETIMES THUR. I HAVE HAD 8 HOSPITAL STAYS DUE TO LOW COUNTS AND FEVERS. YOUR DONATIONS WILL HELP MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES LIKE MINE:)

Light The Night Walk is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's annual fundraising walk to pay tribute and bring hope to people battling cancer. Hundreds of thousands of participants raise funds for lifesaving research and patient services.

For more than 60 years, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has been solely focused on people with blood cancers. Presently, we have more than $250 million committed to research across the United States and in ten other countries. Every dollar is provided by concerned donors. We invest in the best, outcome based science:

• Anywhere, with no geographic or institutional boundaries
• Without profit incentive
• To meet unmet Medicare needs of people with blood cancers

And LLS funded advances are helping patients beyond those for whom they were originally developed, including people with solid tumors and auto-immune diseases. In the past decade, nearly 50% (19 put of 39) of the cancer drugs approved by the FDA were approved as treatments for blood cancer patients. Twelve are already approved for people beyond those for whom they were first developed. With your help, we are saving lives.

• 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 join our team's effort today by registering to walk or by making a donation. Your participation in the Light The Night Walk will help save lives. Be sure to check our team Web site frequently to see our progress, and thanks for your support!