Welcome to my Light The Night Walk homepage.

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.

I'm walking in memory of my late husband, Gary Zullo. Almost 3 years ago Gary went to his primary doctor for a routine physical which included a CBC. He was a perfectly healthy individual and we were both surprised that anything would come back as alarming. Neither one of us expected him to have low platelets especially since he was so quick to clot whenever he cut himself. We originally ended up with a diagnosis of Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma exactly 2 days before our son, Michael, was born. By the time we got home his doctor called saying he talked to a collegue and they just weren't 100% sure about the diagnosis so they thought T-Cell LGL fit better (its a form of leukemia that is wait-n-watch) and a much better diagnosis.

Last January (of 2009) his doc still wans't 100% sure on that diagnosis and just so happens that I came across an article on cnn about a doc at the NIH similar to Dr. House (from the Fox TV show House) but without the attitude. I forwarded it to Gary and we made things happen to get him up to NIH for a 2nd opinion. We went up to DC in April of 2009 and on May 5th, 2009 he received the call that neither of us will ever forget. The doc called officially diagnosing him with Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma and the kicker.....he needed chemotherapy ASAP.

Gary finished his last round of chemo the end of September 2009. He was recovering, and even had returned to work half days which he was really happy with. On Christmas Day Gary became very dellusional to the point that I was worried. I took him to the nearest ER and we found out that Gary had pneumoccocal sepsis. He was on 24/7 dialysis because his kidneys had shut down and he was on a ventilator for 6 days. His chemotherapy regimine left his immune system severely compromised which made him susceptible to catching pneumonia. It progressed so quickly that before we even had any signs it was already very serious.

Gary passed away on January 1, 2010 at 7:10am. He will be missed dearly, but his fight will go on through me and our son, Michael. With your help we CAN raise enough money for addequate research for a cure for Leukemia and Lymphoma.

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!