Welcome to the homepage for Loretta's Love, my team for Light The Night Walk.
Light The Night Walk is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's evening walk and fundraising event. It is the nation's night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of people battling blood cancers and to commemorate loved ones lost.
In 2004, my mom, Loretta, was diagnosed with ALL Leukemia on Mother's Day that year - one day before her 58th birthday. She had been in the hospital about a week while doctors tried to determine exactly "what she had". Unfortunately, she never left the hospital as she died there on June 22, 2004. She was and always will be the Light and Love of the Wilcox Family! Losing her has been the hardest thing I've ever had to face, but I know she's with us all the time. Only 17 days after her death, her first grandchild, our son Nate was born. I talk about her often with him, trying to explain how much she loved him before and still. She hand picked him up in heaven and held him in her arms before he was born. He thinks it's "neat" to know he is that special - and no matter what he always will be.
In 2008 we walked our first Light the Night and its a great organization. They were there for me as I did research trying to help mom fight this battle. Unfortunately the genetics on her side were too strong and the treatments just couldn't win. But we know we can help others prevent going through a similar loss. Please support the cause and help us raise money to fight cancer and WIN!.
For more than 60 years, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has been solely focused on people with blood cancers. Presently, we have more than $250 million committed to research across the United States and in ten other countries. Every dollar is provided by concerned donors. We invest in the best, outcome based science:
- Anywhere, with no geographic or institutional boundaries
- Without profit incentive
- To meet unmet Medicare needs of people with blood cancers
And LLS funded advances are helping patients beyond those for whom they were originally developed, including people with solid tumors and auto-immune diseases. In the past decade, nearly 50% (19 put of 39) of the cancer drugs approved by the FDA were approved as treatments for blood cancer patients. Twelve are already approved for people beyond those for whom they were first developed. With your help, we are saving lives.
- A donation of $25 provides patients and their loved ones with FREE booklets that contain up-to-date information on their disease and help them make informed decisions about their treatment options.
- A donation of $50 makes possible a Family Support group with a trained facilitator where comfort can be found and experiences can be shared among patients and family members.
- A donation of $100 helps supply laboratory researchers with supplies and materials critical to carrying out their search for cures.
- A donation of $1,000 makes possible one- on-one conversations with health care specialists who provide patients with information about their disease, treatment options, and helps prepare them with questions for their health care team.
Please join our team's effort today by registering to walk or by making a donation. Your participation in the Light The Night Walk will help save lives. Be sure to check our team Web site frequently to see our progress, and thanks for your support!
Welcome to the homepage for Loretta's Love, my team for Light The Night Walk.Light The Night Walk is The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's evening walk and fundraising event. It is the nation's night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of people battling blood cancers and to commemorate loved ones lost.In 2004, my mom, Loretta, was diagnosed with ALL Leukemia on Mother's Day that year - one day before her 58th birthday. She had been in the hospital about a week while doctors tried to determine exactly "what she had". Unfortunately, she never left the hospital as she died there on June 22, 2004. She was and always will be the Light and Love of the Wilcox Family! Losing her has been the hardest thing I've ever had to face, but I know she's with us all the time. Only 17 days after her death, her first grandchild, our son Nate was born. I talk about her often with him, trying to explain how much she loved him before and still. She hand picked him up in heaven and held him in her arms before he was born. He thinks it's "neat" to know he is that special - and no matter what he always will be.In 2008 we walked our first Light the Night and its a great organization. They were there for me as I did research trying to help mom fight this battle. Unfortunately the genetics on her side were too strong and the treatments just couldn't win. But we know we can help others prevent going through a similar loss. Please support the cause and help us raise money to fight cancer and WIN!.For more than 60 years, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has been solely focused on people with blood cancers. Presently, we have more than $250 million committed to research across the United States and in ten other countries. Every dollar is provided by concerned donors. We invest in the best, outcome based science:
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