Blood Cancer Chain Gang

Blood Cancer Chain Gang
May 12, 2008 by Daniel Weinshenker

Going Around Again



As many of you may or may not know, my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma a year ago. She was also five months pregnant. We lost the baby, but we won Leanne's life. And while she was going through chemo, I needed to do something other than care for her and our 3-year old. So I biked.



I think, along with our friends who encouraged me to do the ride in Leanne's honor, we raised somewhere around $35k. It was incredible.



This year, thankfully, Leanne's in remission.

But I have a new mission: To keep riding and to keep raising money, this time in honor of someone else. And so while I look for someone else going through what we went through last year, I'll be pedaling in preparation for a 100 mile 1-day ride through Moab, UT.



Help me and help give someone the life that Leanne was given.



much,



Daniel





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Supporter's Comments

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    "Go, Dad, Go!!!!"
     

    Leanne Weinshenker

    Tue May 13 04:03:48 EDT 2008

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    "Bike, Forrest, bike."
     

    Ted Sobel

    Tue May 13 04:59:09 EDT 2008

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    "Dan...you're quite the man and quite the son-in-law! Love you, Ira (Dad, Pop"I")"
     

    Ira Kolman

    Wed May 14 09:13:34 EDT 2008

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    "Dan, keep rolling on!"
     

    michael sobel

    Mon May 19 10:07:25 EDT 2008

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    "I only wish I could do more. Hang in there and thank you for such a dedicated and beautiful story of a struggle that has touched everyone who know and don't know you. Prayers continued every day for all of you. Sondra"
     

    Sondra Welsh

    Wed May 21 08:09:04 EDT 2008

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    "Found your story from Tiffany at www.supertiff.com. Couldn't resist adding a little to help. Sorry its not more. I lost both my grandfather and my closest aunt to cancers. I wish I could do more to rid the world of this disease. Keep up the great work! "
     

    Lisa Marconi

    Fri May 30 07:17:27 EDT 2008

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    "Daniel, you've got some grat people supporting you! I came here because Ashley (ashleyshaffier.blogspot.com)pointed out a post about you that Tiffany (supertiff.com) had done. Good luck and best wishes, for all of you!"
     

    Harold Jenkins

    Sat May 31 09:15:37 EDT 2008

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    "Kelly of http://childisborn.blogspot.com sent me over. Best of luck on your second mission."
     

    Deidre Aufiero

    Tue Jun 03 04:10:33 EDT 2008

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    "Good luck. My mom is fighting a losing battle with lung cancer, and the post at http://childisborn.blogspot.com/2008/06/favor.html pushed all the right buttons. "
     

    Maggie Christ

    Wed Jun 04 02:08:49 EDT 2008

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    "From across the internet, via Kelly at A Child is Born, a family of five in the Adirondacks sends their encouragement!"
     

    Amanda Magee

    Thu Jun 05 12:53:58 EDT 2008

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    "Found you through Kelly at A Child is Born. Your letter to Lydia was breathtaking. Thank you for sharing it. God be with you all."
     

    Maggie Ginsberg-Schutz

    Thu Jun 05 08:00:51 EDT 2008

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    "We've moved away from Park Street, but continue to wish you all the best. -- Eric & Lee Warren"
     

    Lee Warren

    Sun Jun 15 07:43:25 EDT 2008

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    "go for it, danny!!!"
     

    Anonymous

    Sun Jun 15 11:03:40 EDT 2008

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    "Go, Daniel! Your cousins admire your commitment and devotion to your Leanne during her illness and beyonc. With great affection, Rick and Naomi"
     

    Naomi Green

    Thu Jul 03 01:23:14 EDT 2008

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    "Ride like you eat ice cream Dan"
     

    Rachel Mudge

    Sat Jul 05 05:14:23 EDT 2008

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    "May fatherhood and motherhood and childhood have all the time needed to unfold. And last."
     

    r m

    Wed Jul 16 11:07:39 EDT 2008

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    "Done, and done. You go Dan-O. db."
     

    Douglas Bridwell

    Mon Jul 21 12:21:53 EDT 2008

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    "Boom. There's a hundred bucks. Say something else about boobs."
     

    Dan Reines

    Wed Jul 23 01:44:59 EDT 2008

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    "Thank you so much for your ride! GO TEAM! - a fellow Baltimore TNT-er"
     

    Anonymous

    Thu Jul 24 09:16:45 EDT 2008

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    "Hang in there. You are all awesome. Ionly wish I could do more."
     

    Sondra Welsh

    Sat Jul 26 03:54:10 EDT 2008

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    "We love you!"
     

    Amy and Kara

    Sun Jul 27 10:51:46 EDT 2008

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    "Daniel, you and your family? A marvel. That's all there is to it. Go get 'em, tigers. Rooting for you more than you know. Blessings and best wishes. Jenn (at breedemandweep.com)"
     

    Jennifer Mattern

    Mon Jul 28 12:50:33 EDT 2008

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    "Dan- Good luck! Sweeney"
     

    Jennifer Witczak

    Sat Aug 02 06:54:52 EDT 2008

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    "xxoxoxo"
     

    Meg and Jeb

    Tue Sep 16 03:38:58 EDT 2008

My Fundraising Total

Raised: $3,375.00 | Goal: $5,000.00
 
68 %

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We are sorry donations are no longer being accepted for this participant for this event.

My Thanks To

Ira Kolman $500.00
Lee Warren $250.00
Douglas Bridwell $150.00
Eric Antebi $100.00
Maria Frank $100.00
Dan Reines $100.00
Rachel Mudge $100.00
Tinker Bell $100.00
Jack Symon $100.00
Barbara Zang $100.00
michael sobel $100.00
susan vanderberg $100.00
Ted Sobel $100.00
Leanne Weinshenker $100.00
r m $65.00
Rebecca Kysiak $50.00
Heather M $50.00
Kelly Facenda $50.00
Anne Williams $50.00
Jason Epstein $25.00
Jennifer Witczak $25.00
Anonymous $25.00
Sondra Welsh $25.00
Anonymous $25.00
Naomi Green $25.00
Ruth Fischer $25.00
Maggie Ginsberg-Schutz $25.00
Maggie Christ $25.00
Deidre Aufiero $25.00
Harold Jenkins $25.00
Anonymous $25.00
Sondra Welsh $25.00
Ashley Shaffier $5.00
Lisa Marconi $5.00
Meg and Jeb  
Jennifer Mattern  
Amy and Kara  
David Zemon  
Amanda Magee  
David Weinshenker  
Chris Aquilante