Light the Night 2017

Thank you to my family and friends for donations to LLS.  You give hope to a lot of blood cancer patients and their families that someday there may be a cure.
 

Light the Night 2017

It rained all day last Thursday and then like a miracle the sun came out and it was a beautiful evening for the Light the Night for LLS.  I got surprised by two of my friends who showed up to walk with us.  I think as of yesterday the total of donations were 275,613 dollars and still counting.  The goal was 329,000 dollars.  It is not too late to make donations so our chapter of the LLS possibly will make their goal. 

There was a nice ceremony before the walk and a salute to the survivors.  It is always nice to see all the lanterns lit up.  

Life is beautiful !!

Elizabeth:)

New Therapies Presented By LLS

This evening is the Light the Night event for LLS.  We are so looking forward to attending and praying that the rain stops.  It has not rained for a couple of weeks now and we woke up today to grey skies and non-stop rain.  I have lost count of how many of these events we have attended over the years.  We are thankful for the donations that we have received and the research that has paved the way for new cancer therapies.

I just read an article this morning from LLS about the new drug Aliqopa approved by the FDA.  It is for treatment of patients with relapsed follicular lymphoma that have had two prior systemic therapies.  This makes me smile and gives hope to managing the disease.  I hope that it is affordable for patients.  I was unable to find any information on cost.

I will be wearing my shoes tonight to walk. I will be the caregiver walking with a cancer survivor.  There are two sets of shoes to this life story.  Together the shoes have walked many miles in hope that others will benefit from research and live long and happy lives.

God Bless all cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers!


Life is beautiful !

Elizabeth:)