My Fundraising Page

Welcome to my Light The Night Walk homepage.

This is my second year as a proud member of Team Jack's Mannequin and Light The Night. I was first inspired to join by the remarkable story of singer/songrwiter Andrew McMahon and his own successful battle with leukemia, having been diagnosed at the age of 22.

Since then, I have had the honor of getting to know many in the Light The Night & Leukemia & Lymphoma Society family. These include Matt Cwiertny and his wonderfully supportive family. You can read more about Matt on our team's home page.

While I have been fighting cancer through my media and public policy advocacy work over the last two decades, this is also a cause that is dear to the heart of my wife, Dr. Lori Kaplan. In the early 1990's, Lori pioneered a school reintegration program at Children's Hospital of Orange County for kids with cancer. It was during this time that she served on the Board of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Orange County Chapter. You can read about Lori's work here:

http://articles.latimes.com/1991-05-15/local/me-1822_1_children-s-hospital

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!