Help Create Survivors!!!

I wouldn't be alive today if it wasn't for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Light The Night Foundation. Donations that LLS has received in the past are what funded the research that lead to the production of the chemotherapy drug, Gleevec. I am extremely lucky to be living with leukemia and still be alive. Before the production of Gleevec, someone with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia only had an average lifespan of four months after the leukemia entered the blast cell stage (third and final stage). Most people with other types of leukemia and lymphoma are not this lucky and do not have a miracle drug that they can take to prolong their life. Please consider donating to help save the lives of all of those who have been diagnosed. All donations, no matter what the size, have a much bigger impact than you may realize. Sign up to participate in the Light The Night Walk and show your support. Thank you and feel free to forward this on to everyone you know.

-Mark Billesbach

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!