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Light the Night Walk for Leukemia

September 8th, 2009 -- Posted in Charities I Support, Misc Ranting | 5 Comments »

Hi everyone!

I am participating again in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night Walk on October 3rd in Walnut Creek, California in memory of Robert Harvie and would love your support to reach my goal.  Those of you who are not familiar with my background, I’ll share the short version ~ my husband was diagnosed with leukemia (ALL) a little more than 16 years ago.  He lost his battle 12 years ago last month at the age of 39.  Since then I have been a huge supporter of the society because they were one of the most helpful groups during our long journey.  It’s hard to believe 12 years has gone by already and fortunately great strides have been made in finding a cure, even for adults, which wasn’t always the case.  I am also walking continue reading »