Part XXI - I'm getting ready for my 21st consecutive Boston Marathon (4/15/19) with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s “Team in Training/TNT” program.
Something new for this year is a fundraising tshirt pictured above. It's inspired by the Boston landmark Citgo sign located at the "one mile to go" point of the Boston Marathon course. Get it? Citgo... One Mile To Go. 8^) I had the idea a few years ago and my cousin Paul brought it to life with his impressive skills! The shirts are long sleeve, Gilden, tech material. I have women's and men's sizing... S/M/L/XL. I'm asking for a minimum $50 donation. 100% of proceeds on the shirts are going to my fundraising.
If interested in a shirt, one can donate on this page or pay me directly. If donating on this page, after clicking the "Donate Now" button, please include the size requested in the "Your Message" section. If you'd like to pay me directly, please email me at paul@whassup.com. This method will help me recoup some of my costs. After receiving your donation, I'll submit a $39 donation (shirts cost me $11 each) in your name, or if requested, I can make it anonymous.
An update to my 2018 Honored Hero... Lilly's treatment is progressing as planned. She's dealing with the challenges of weekly chemo and recently had a transfusion & an immunoglobulin transfusion. She's a tough young lady!
2019 brings the news of a friend who told me she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Surgery and radiation were her methods of treatment and she is now doing well. A lesson for us all, my friend needed to push her doctor to find out what was going on. Because of her persistence, her cancer was caught early and her prognosis is good.
I continue to be committed to the Society’s blood cancers efforts because of the inspirational & courageous stories of those living with cancer and for those who lived inspirational & courageous lives. The latter group did not “lose their battle”. That phrase has to go! (please visit the Facebook page I started on this idea, https://www.facebook.com/theydidntlosetheirbattle/). In their honor, there is more work to be done. Never far from thoughts are Dr. Cynthia Lucero, a TNT teammate (2002), whose life was dedicated to helping others... Fulvio Abela, a TNT teammate (2005 - 2012) and dear friend... my dear Mom, my biggest supporter and angel watching over me.
In honor of those mentioned above, I humbly ask for your support. Please remember support comes in two different forms, donations and encouragement. There are many worthy causes to support so I understand if a donation is not possible. Words of encouragement are equally powerful.
To send encouragement or ask any questions about the Society or the event please click the "Comment" link below.
Thank you very much for your consideration and take care!
Paul
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Meade
“But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.” - “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” - Robert Frost
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