Several of us are training to participate in The Bank of America Chicago Marathon in October and other events this fall as members of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training. At any rate, I'll be anchoring the effort for the Chicago Half Marathon in September. All of us on Team In Training, no matter which personal goal we've set, are raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. We are completing this event in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers, but there is a very special little girl, and a schoolmate of my son, John. Emily Beazley,who is serving as special motivation to us, is eight years old and was recently diagnosed with T Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma. Emily is a courageous little girl who wants to be back at school with her friends but instead is facing cancer with a fight and determination that is truly amazing. We are running to help raise money that can go to research so that the doctors and specialists have effective treatments at hand so not only can survivors like Emily beat cancer they can do so with more good days than tough days. These people are the real heroes on our team, and we need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure!
Emily has a special place in my son's heart and because of that bond, I was able to meet her mom, who is a gracious, strong and courageous lady herself, and with all those factors, I knew I had to do something more than tell her I was sorry. I've decided to join the fight, and show my support through my own effort to live a more fit life as an example to my own children.
Please make a donation to support Team Emily in our participation in Team In Training and help advance LLS's mission.
We hope you will visit my web site often. Be sure to check back frequently to see our progress. Thanks for your support!
Greg
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