Dear Friends,
I am on a mission to help find cures and more effective treatments for blood cancers. To accomplish this mission, I am training to run the San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon (26.2 miles!!) on June 3, 2012 in effort to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Since its' induction, the LLS has provided over $600 million to advance cancer research and also provides invaluable support services to patients and family members faced with these diagnoses.
I am taking on this challenge in honor of cancer survivors, caregivers, those who have lost their battle against this horrible disease, and all those still fighting. In particular, I am running in honor of Justin, a friend I met at the Boston Children's Hospital. Justin was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at age 11 and completed three years of continuous, challenging treatment. Justin is now 16 years old, and only one year after completing treatment (during which he tragically lost a parent), Justin has been admitted for relapsed ALL and has restarted chemotherapy.
Justin very recently moved to Boston from California due to a difficult family situation and had no time to make friends in the area as he landed in the hospital so soon and has been there over 2 months now. His closest family live over an hour away and are only able to visit every 2 weeks. Therefore, Justin is spending a lot of time alone while feeling incredibly sick. I created a page for Justin at http://support4justin.blogspot.com and I ask that you please take a minute to write him a message of support and hope.
This will be my first marathon, but my struggle to run almost 400 miles in training over the next four months pales in comparison to the lifelong battle against, and all-consuming impact of, blood cancer. Although our freezing, early-morning runs, cramps, blisters, and fatigue will no doubt be both physically and mentally demanding, I will not give up because I am inspired by the courage and strength of those who have faced much worse.
I ask you to please support me in this endeavor, no gift is too small.
Thank you so much!
Love,
Lina
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