My Fundraising Page

Jul 26, 2010

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Cancer.



How many people have been affected by it? How many more will be diagnosed with it?



A total of 34,500 childhood cancer deaths were reported in the United States during 1990--2004. A total of 2,223 cancer deaths occurred in 2004; among these, leukemias were the most common diagnoses (25.5%) [Trends in Childhood Cancer Mortality, 2007]

The leukemia death rate for children 0 to 14 years of age in the United States has declined 88 percent from 1969 to 2006. Despite this decline, leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children and young adults under age 20. About 460 children under the age of 15 are expected to die from leukemia in 2009. [The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 2009]



In third grade, I wrote the names of friends on the back of brightly colored valentines like all of my classmates. This was still the "boys have cooties" stage, but there was one of my classmates that every boy and girl alike admired: David Gaspar- great athlete, extremely nice, and somewhat shy. I cried buckets when my friends found and teased me endlessly about the valentine I had written for him but David, whom I sat next to at the time, accepted the valentine with a quiet "thank you."




David was diagnosed with leukemia in 1991. Other than knowing he spent weeks in a hospital, none of us really understood what the disease entailed, let alone comprehending how slim his chances were for kicking the ball in the playground again.




In 1992, I attended my first funeral.

David died at the age of 9.




I'm a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training.




I am training for Vineman, an Ironman that takes place July 31st, 2010.

Ironman:

2.4 mile swim

112 mile bike

26.2 mile run




All of us on Team In Training are raising funds to help research towards stopping leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking lives. We're swimming, biking, and running in honor of those who have fought or continue to fight these diseases.





What does this mean to you?




It means that you can help people research and develop new ways to prevent these blood cancers and find a cure.

Please donate to this amazing cause.




Let's stop this disease from taking any more lives.

Let's find a cure.


Make a Donation

We are no longer accepting donations for this event, however you can still make a donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Supporter Comments

"You rock Rachel! Can't wait to hear all about your training and race. A friend's husband (Aaron Reed) is battling Leukemia right now. Their daughter is in Abby's class. Run for him!"
The Palmquist Family
Mon Dec 21 11:39:52 EST 2009
"Run Rachel Run!"
Scott Watanabe, D.D.S.
Wed Mar 3 05:37:12 EST 2010
"Rachel, you are crazily inspirational beyond words. Best of luck with all of this, I love keeping up with your training, and I know you can do this. You rock, girl!"
Mitu Khandaker
Sat Apr 3 08:33:14 EDT 2010
"Good luck!"
Jessica Zeckel
Tue Apr 13 07:44:36 EDT 2010
"Your power level is over 9000!"
Elizabeth
Thu Apr 15 01:30:26 EDT 2010
"Go Chaibot, GO!!"
Allen Schneider
Thu May 27 04:37:14 EDT 2010
"You are an inspiration!! And what an amazing comeback after injury so late in the season! "You're the best, arooooound, nothings ever gonna keep you down!" Looking forward to seeing you at the finish line. :-)"
Nurit
Fri Jul 9 12:30:48 EDT 2010
"Rachel - I'm Nurit's friend & I'm blown away by the enormous endeavor you're both undertaking. Good luck on the 31st!!"
Emily C. Williams
Fri Jul 16 02:46:34 EDT 2010
"Rachel, May God's richest blessings be upon you. The Perry's"
The Perry's
Mon Jul 19 12:45:03 EDT 2010
"GO RACHEL!!! "
Lisa Okamoto
Mon Jul 26 09:12:03 EDT 2010
"Go Superhero Rachel!!!"
IronTeammate
Tue Jul 27 02:51:45 EDT 2010
"Rachel, You never cease to amaze me. Look at you! You make daddy so proud!"
Anonymous user
Tue Jul 27 03:40:01 EDT 2010

My Fundraising Total

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Make a Donation

We are no longer accepting donations for this event, however you can still make a donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

My Thanks To

$1,521.00
Mom Chai $500.00
Adam Soloway $500.00
Chevron $264.00
Anonymous $264.00
Hope Hough $250.00
Richard Hough $250.00
Peter Pan $250.00
Kathleen Chai $250.00
Aaron Brazie $250.00
Kathleen Chai $250.00
PAYCOR FULL TRANSFER... $100.00
The Beer Hunter $100.00
Ale' Hinojosa $100.00
The Perry's $100.00
Birka $100.00
The Perry Family $100.00
Bronwyn Beck $100.00
G.E. Anderson $100.00
Scott Watanabe, D.D.... $100.00
Andrew Vestal $100.00
Jame Quinn $70.00
Joanne Shea $50.00
The Lee's/Fester's $50.00
Emily C. Williams $50.00
Will Jordan $50.00
Ron Harvey $50.00
Thomas Cadwell $50.00
david kohl $50.00
Elizabeth $50.00
Kasey Perry $50.00
Jessica Zeckel $50.00
Mitu Khandaker $50.00
Elsbeth Flunker $50.00
Anonymous $50.00
Brian Barnes $50.00
PunkRockRunner $50.00
Jeremy Mendonsa $50.00
Ron Harvey $35.00
Lisa Okamoto $35.00
Uncle Brad and Aunt ... $25.00
Cheryl Johnson $25.00
melinda montgomery $25.00
Grant Isaacs $25.00
Allen Schneider $25.00
Ron Harvey $25.00
Lorin Zilka $25.00
Carole Shea $25.00
Punk Rock Racing $25.00
Liana Lehua $25.00
Tricia Kassab $25.00
Jennifer Kye $25.00
Christina Stevenson $25.00
IronTeammate $20.00
Julie Serot $15.00
PAYCOR SPLIT DONATIO... $5.00
The Palmquist Family...
Nurit

Supporter Comments

"You rock Rachel! Can't wait to hear all about your training and race. A friend's husband (Aaron Reed) is battling Leukemia right now. Their daughter is in Abby's class. Run for him!"
The Palmquist Family
Mon Dec 21 11:39:52 EST 2009
"Run Rachel Run!"
Scott Watanabe, D.D.S.
Wed Mar 3 05:37:12 EST 2010
"Rachel, you are crazily inspirational beyond words. Best of luck with all of this, I love keeping up with your training, and I know you can do this. You rock, girl!"
Mitu Khandaker
Sat Apr 3 08:33:14 EDT 2010
"Good luck!"
Jessica Zeckel
Tue Apr 13 07:44:36 EDT 2010
"Your power level is over 9000!"
Elizabeth
Thu Apr 15 01:30:26 EDT 2010
"Go Chaibot, GO!!"
Allen Schneider
Thu May 27 04:37:14 EDT 2010
"You are an inspiration!! And what an amazing comeback after injury so late in the season! "You're the best, arooooound, nothings ever gonna keep you down!" Looking forward to seeing you at the finish line. :-)"
Nurit
Fri Jul 9 12:30:48 EDT 2010
"Rachel - I'm Nurit's friend & I'm blown away by the enormous endeavor you're both undertaking. Good luck on the 31st!!"
Emily C. Williams
Fri Jul 16 02:46:34 EDT 2010
"Rachel, May God's richest blessings be upon you. The Perry's"
The Perry's
Mon Jul 19 12:45:03 EDT 2010
"GO RACHEL!!! "
Lisa Okamoto
Mon Jul 26 09:12:03 EDT 2010
"Go Superhero Rachel!!!"
IronTeammate
Tue Jul 27 02:51:45 EDT 2010
"Rachel, You never cease to amaze me. Look at you! You make daddy so proud!"
Anonymous user
Tue Jul 27 03:40:01 EDT 2010