YOU can make change happen

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New Year's Day, 2014. 

For many of us, I believe, we were celebrating - making it through yet another year and looking forward to the start and beginning of a brand new year.  Optimistic that the opportunities ahead would help us achieve our resolutions and newly set goals. 

But, for Aiden & Tae Love, this particular New Year's Day, 2014, began with Aiden [then 9 years old] waking up with two large swollen glands - the size of baseballs, on the sides of his neck.  

Tae did what any concerned mother would do - she took him to the emergency room to find answers.  Through a series of antibiotics and lots of blood work, Aiden & Tae still didn't know what was going on.  

Meanwhile, little Aiden was loosing a lot of weight; he was unable to eat or sleep; he was unable to breathe without gasping for air; and more large bumps were growing along his collarbone. 

A chest x-ray revealed a large white mass (tumor) - about the size of half of basketball pressing again Aiden's major organs and it was closing in on his airway.  

At the same time, his mother Tae, was forced to make life changing decisions within seconds of hearing the information of what the doctors were saying.

The diagnosis...

A rare type of Lymphoma. 

As they began treatment, Aiden's body reacted negatively to the medicine.  All of the bad side effects that "could" happen; happened to Aiden.  

 After 9 long months, Aiden's body finally began responding to the treatment. 

He did two and a half years of chemotherapy, and in February of 2016, Aiden received his final dose of chemo' and has been in remission since. 

What's even more amazing about Aiden, is that through this journey, he was more concerned with how his mother was doing and trying his best to make sure she was okay. What an incredible, strong young man!    

Today, Aiden is 13 years old.  He will be starting high school this fall.  Aiden enjoys life and loves sports.  He's a competitive swimmer; likes to skateboard and play soccer with his friends.  
Aiden (on the runway)
LLS San Antonio Chapter
Benefit Dinner   

Stories like Aiden, makes my LLS mission REAL!!

It is because of what the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) does each and every day with research, and for their patients, that makes such an impact. 

Without research, without your donations, millions of people would not be alive today. 


So what can your donation do? 

Here is a brief overview of the impact; the change YOU can make happen.  

Link to donate: http://pages.teamintraining.org/txg/ironworl18/nlinkd


Your donation can: 

      - Helps LLS invest in cure for kids with blood cancer.

·     - helps an LLS-funded researcher grow cells in their lab for a week to understand how well a blood cancer therapy might work.
   
     - helps fund general lab supplies for one week to help LLS-funded researchers conduct laboratory work needed to develop blood cancer treatments.
    
    - helps fund one week of LLS-sponsored group support for families dealing with blood cancer treatment.
    
    - provides assistance for a year of PCR testing for a CML patient.

    - funds one week of research for an LLS-funded expert in the blood cancer field.

    - can provide a year of co-pay assistance to an eligible blood cancer patient.

    - allows a donor to direct funding to one of nine disease-specific research portfolios.

    
   These are just a few examples of how your donation can make an impact! 

    Join me in the fight to find a cure for blood cancer! 🙂 
  

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