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Feb 04, 2013

I wanted to share that in addition to running in honor of Fulvio, I will also be dedicating this training season and race day to Bill Thompson. Bill is married to Anna Thompson, a friend and former client from my Hyatt days. She has also been a friend of Nik’s for more than 10 years. Bill was first diagnosed with Lymphoma in 2000 and has most recently been battling myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), another very serious form of blood disease. Bill is currently being treated at Dana-Farber following a cord blood transplant. It is an honor to dedicate miles and direct my thoughts and prayers to the Anna and Bill. I hope you will, too.


The TNT season officially kicked off on Saturday morning and so far more than $20,000 has been raised towards the chapter’s ultimate goal of $400,000 for the season. My sister Cait’s boyfriend Chris is training for Boston, so we hit the snowy roads together Sunday morning for a long run just shy of 12 miles. My mittens and fleece headband kept me nice and cozy and my favorite hill-running song came on my iPod just in time to hit the inclines on Summer Street. Thanks for the great company, Chris!


Next Saturday morning will mark the first practice with my new team. More to come, and in the meantime, you can find periodic updates on my blog.

Jan 11, 2013

You guys... I got a little overzealous and day-dreamy on my lunch break again and joined Team In Training to run the Vermont City Marathon in Burlington this Memorial Day weekend. It has been eight years since I signed up to run my first race with TNT. Five marathons and a two-year LLS career later, I’m back to where it all started and I am so excited.


Since I walked into an info meeting at the Redhook Brewery in December 2005 and met my wonderful friend Kate, to the friendships I made as a campaign manager over the past two years, my TNT friends have made a lasting impression on my life. Coupled with the tremendous impact of your generous contributions on blood cancer research and treatment, my belief in the LLS mission and the TNT program knows no bounds. Still, it is the relationships that have brought me back again.


This season it is one person in particular. On October 1, my friend Fulvio, a beloved TNT runner and the person who made me laugh hardest and most often during my time working for LLS, passed away unexpectedly, leaving behind an adoring wife, two children, and countless friends and running buddies. From Fulvio I learned a simple, important life lesson: Live joyfully.



I have two running mantras -- first, I run because I can and because there are others who cannot and second, It's worth it. The first is what gets me out the door and the second is what helps me make it through the tough miles and back. Over each mile I run in preparation for Burlington and race day I'll remember these two simple phrases along with the people I have run for during my first five marathons and those in your thoughts and hearts.


Thanks to my position at LLS and my current job at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, I am lucky enough to witness the impact of your generosity on cancer patients and their families in real life, every day. What might be most exciting of all is that progress is happening right now. I hope you will consider a contribution to support my run, knowing that your gift is being used to fund cutting-edge research and treatments that will save lives and provide an improved quality of life for blood cancer patients and their families right away.


Thank you so, so much to everyone who has made gifts and offered support in the past. I hope you will consider extending that same support again this time around.


Love, Jillian


P.S. As always, you can follow my training over at http://jillianpereira.blogspot.com/.



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

"Good luck sistaaa!!"
Caitlyn Sherlock
Fri Jan 11 11:49:04 EST 2013
"Best of luck Jill!"
Bob Porto
Sun Jan 13 05:09:27 EST 2013
"As always... proud of you! Andrea & Drew"
Andrea & Drew
Wed Jan 16 10:11:33 EST 2013
"Wishing you all the best Jill! Good luck. Xo Victor, Ursula , Noah & Sophia. "
Ursula Ayers
Thu Jan 17 04:21:04 EST 2013
"Good luck Jillian! We'll be routing for you. Love Deb and Brian Surden"
Deborah Surden
Sun Jan 27 11:50:59 EST 2013
"Mom Dad and I are so glad you are you! Good luck. We love you."
diya
Mon Jan 28 09:31:29 EST 2013
"For Bill Thompson to have the strengh and courage to battle Lymphoma beginning in 2000 then having a auto transplant in 2007 and battling DMS and going through a cord blood transplant beginning in 2012 into 2013. Never Give Up Hope. "
Anna Thompson
Mon Jan 28 10:39:34 EST 2013
"Keep up the good work! Much love from the Jolda parents."
Alison and Jim Jolda
Sun Feb 10 05:10:33 EST 2013
"Good Luck Jill! You rock! "
Corey Sherlock
Mon Mar 4 09:57:19 EST 2013
"Go Jill go!"
Megan Murray
Sun Mar 31 09:06:08 EDT 2013
"Good luck Jillian! You'll do awesome!"
Mark Abair
Thu Apr 11 10:11:41 EDT 2013
"Good luck Jillian! Thank you for always supporting these amazing charities."
Carlos Rojas
Sun Apr 14 10:05:40 EDT 2013
"Good Luck, Jillian!"
Josephine Gandolfo
Tue Apr 16 05:09:25 EDT 2013
"Good luck Jill!"
Leigh Murray
Fri Apr 19 07:06:53 EDT 2013
"WOOHOO!!! GO TEAM!!! Have an amazing run :)"
Dyan Lally
Thu Apr 25 09:06:58 EDT 2013
"Good luck with your run! Run4Boston"
Sharon & Mike
Thu Apr 25 10:15:07 EDT 2013
"I WILL BE YOUR SPONSOR. LOVE RYAN"
Ryan
Sat Apr 27 10:41:43 EDT 2013
"Good luck Jill. I hope your memories help you through."
Herringtons
Sat Apr 27 10:57:32 EDT 2013
"Good luck in your run, Jill! Love, the Kellers :)"
The Kellers
Sat Apr 27 01:05:29 EDT 2013
"Run strong for Boston and for Fulvio!"
Laurie & Mark Staveski
Tue Apr 30 12:39:47 EDT 2013
"Good luck Jillian. We are all rooting for you from Maryland. Love, Christy, Mike, Jack and Austin"
Christy, Mike, Jack and Austin
Wed May 1 04:18:06 EDT 2013
"Run hard for our friend Steve. We are thinking of him and the fight he is waging right now! "
Janice Sherlock
Tue May 7 03:05:44 EDT 2013
"Jillian Small donation for a great cause"
Viswanathan - Vish Padmanabhan
Sat May 11 10:19:30 EDT 2013
"Jillian, Sharon and I are so proud to know you and can't thank you enough for all the support you give to LLS. No matter what your marathon time is, you are a winner."
Sharon and Larry Saltzman
Tue May 14 12:23:11 EDT 2013
"Good luck Jillian, you are amazing!"
Anne Beaumont
Sun May 19 03:25:35 EDT 2013
"Go, Jillian!"
Lori Dougherty
Thu May 30 01:16:46 EDT 2013

My Fundraising Total

125%
125 %

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

Verizon - MG
Madeline Murray
Jim Sherlock
Anna Thompson
Millennium Pharmaceu...
Lori Dougherty
Viswanathan - Vish P...
Janice Sherlock
The Kellers
Kelly Flynn
Carlos Rojas
Caitlyn Sherlock
Dyan Lally
Christy, Mike, Jack ...
patty murray
Herringtons
Ryan
Josephine Gandolfo
Amy Fater
diya
Laurie & Mark St...
Sharon & Mike
Blanche Pereira
Ursula Ayers
Guy Sorbo
Rita Kincaid
Sharon and Larry Sal...
Megan Murray
Corey Sherlock
Alison and Jim Jold...
xpfmx
Andrea & Drew
Deborah Surden
Tim Smith
Anne Beaumont
Leigh Murray
Mark Abair
Bob Porto

Supporter Comments

"Good luck sistaaa!!"
Caitlyn Sherlock
Fri Jan 11 11:49:04 EST 2013
"Best of luck Jill!"
Bob Porto
Sun Jan 13 05:09:27 EST 2013
"As always... proud of you! Andrea & Drew"
Andrea & Drew
Wed Jan 16 10:11:33 EST 2013
"Wishing you all the best Jill! Good luck. Xo Victor, Ursula , Noah & Sophia. "
Ursula Ayers
Thu Jan 17 04:21:04 EST 2013
"Good luck Jillian! We'll be routing for you. Love Deb and Brian Surden"
Deborah Surden
Sun Jan 27 11:50:59 EST 2013
"Mom Dad and I are so glad you are you! Good luck. We love you."
diya
Mon Jan 28 09:31:29 EST 2013
"For Bill Thompson to have the strengh and courage to battle Lymphoma beginning in 2000 then having a auto transplant in 2007 and battling DMS and going through a cord blood transplant beginning in 2012 into 2013. Never Give Up Hope. "
Anna Thompson
Mon Jan 28 10:39:34 EST 2013
"Keep up the good work! Much love from the Jolda parents."
Alison and Jim Jolda
Sun Feb 10 05:10:33 EST 2013
"Good Luck Jill! You rock! "
Corey Sherlock
Mon Mar 4 09:57:19 EST 2013
"Go Jill go!"
Megan Murray
Sun Mar 31 09:06:08 EDT 2013
"Good luck Jillian! You'll do awesome!"
Mark Abair
Thu Apr 11 10:11:41 EDT 2013
"Good luck Jillian! Thank you for always supporting these amazing charities."
Carlos Rojas
Sun Apr 14 10:05:40 EDT 2013
"Good Luck, Jillian!"
Josephine Gandolfo
Tue Apr 16 05:09:25 EDT 2013
"Good luck Jill!"
Leigh Murray
Fri Apr 19 07:06:53 EDT 2013
"WOOHOO!!! GO TEAM!!! Have an amazing run :)"
Dyan Lally
Thu Apr 25 09:06:58 EDT 2013
"Good luck with your run! Run4Boston"
Sharon & Mike
Thu Apr 25 10:15:07 EDT 2013
"I WILL BE YOUR SPONSOR. LOVE RYAN"
Ryan
Sat Apr 27 10:41:43 EDT 2013
"Good luck Jill. I hope your memories help you through."
Herringtons
Sat Apr 27 10:57:32 EDT 2013
"Good luck in your run, Jill! Love, the Kellers :)"
The Kellers
Sat Apr 27 01:05:29 EDT 2013
"Run strong for Boston and for Fulvio!"
Laurie & Mark Staveski
Tue Apr 30 12:39:47 EDT 2013
"Good luck Jillian. We are all rooting for you from Maryland. Love, Christy, Mike, Jack and Austin"
Christy, Mike, Jack and Austin
Wed May 1 04:18:06 EDT 2013
"Run hard for our friend Steve. We are thinking of him and the fight he is waging right now! "
Janice Sherlock
Tue May 7 03:05:44 EDT 2013
"Jillian Small donation for a great cause"
Viswanathan - Vish Padmanabhan
Sat May 11 10:19:30 EDT 2013
"Jillian, Sharon and I are so proud to know you and can't thank you enough for all the support you give to LLS. No matter what your marathon time is, you are a winner."
Sharon and Larry Saltzman
Tue May 14 12:23:11 EDT 2013
"Good luck Jillian, you are amazing!"
Anne Beaumont
Sun May 19 03:25:35 EDT 2013
"Go, Jillian!"
Lori Dougherty
Thu May 30 01:16:46 EDT 2013