When I signed up this year to continue raising money for blood cancer research with LLS/TNT, I wasn’t really sure I was up to it after last year’s MWOY campaign on the heels of four back-to-back events in 2012-2013, but I had committed to doing the Flying Pig in October 2013 on the way home…
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What do flying pigs, blood cancer, and Valentine’s Day have in common?
I bet you thought I’d say “nothing”, but they do have something in common ~ Team In Training! and finding a cure for blood cancer! Oh, the Valentine’s Day part?, well, that’s where I ask you to donate $14 in honor or memory of your favorite Valentine <3 Yep, I am fund-raising again, but a mere…
In her name….
Finally, after months of preparation, 10 INTENSE weeks, the recovery, and more waiting, we had our night at Angels Stadium where the top fund-raisers were honored, and more importantly, the grants we worked so hard for, were awarded. It was a delightful surprise to hear, over the loud speaker, “…a research grant for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in…
The aftermath…
Saturday marked two weeks since the campaign ended and while I know we accomplished something amazing, and am SO grateful to have gotten the research grant (in Liz’s name!), I feel I have taken more than two steps back in my grief journey. I expected what I have begun to call “Christmas letdown” but I…
It’s a wrap…
I have to say it again, WE DID IT!!! We raised $70,537 and GOT THE GRANT!! Thank you to everyone who donated, attended an event, shared our videos or links, made something, or hosted an event ~ you were each one a part of making this a reality and I can’t thank you enough! It…
WIN 2 Disneyland Park Hopper Passes ~ Ends Monday (5/12) at 10:00PM
It’s crunch time! We’ve got just 10 days left to raise $50,000 and get that research grant! If you haven’t had a chance to attend an event or make a donation, now is your opportunity. $50,000 DIRECTLY to research ~ you could be the donation that makes it happen, we’re SO close! No donation is…
Grief is the price we pay for loving so deeply…
I ran across this postcard in a shop while on business in Texas. It pulled me to it like some sort of magnetic force. I picked it up. I put it back. I looked at a few others. Again it called to me. When I looked at it, I felt some sort of connection and…
What if it were YOUR one?
We are now in WEEK 3!!! Please consider making a contribution there is NO amount too small! What if it were YOUR one? The sad fact is, people are being diagnosed with some form of blood cancer everyday, now is the time to END cancer! Every contribution will go towards research the FIGHT blood…
Gratitude
Some may have read my post on Facebook earlier this week but posts get buried in the feed so fast that I thought I would share here. The opportunity to be part of designating $50,000 (!) to a research grant, in Liz’s name, is mind-boggling! I am grateful to all who have already donated, registered for one…