MOLLY
JAMES
Inspired and Passionate
about Finding a Cure
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An
estimated 1,185,053 people
in the
US
are either living with,
or are in remission from,
leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma.
Over a MILLION people...
that's just crazy...
and I'm one of them. |
The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the largest voluntary cancer research
agency specifically focused on finding cures and better treatments for blood
cancer patients. They have the scope and scale to fund many projects at the same
time, and support hundreds of cancer scientists around the world. Hopefully one
of those scientists will be brilliantly creative and discover something
magnificent to aid in the cure and treatment of blood cancers.
I'm
INSPIRED and PASSIONATE
about FINDING A CURE and helping others
SURVIVE and THRIVE!!!
I
was diagnosed with Waldenstroms Macroglobulinemia -- a rare form of non-hodgkins
lymphoma -- December 16, 2008.
I
did my first 1/2 marathon - The Long Branch Half Marathon - 4 months after
finishing my first round of treatments. May 1st I will do my seventh half
marathon, back where I started, at the shore for the NJ Half! I am again raising
money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through Team In Training!
Each
half marathon has been remarkable - emotional, fun, tough, taxing, and fabulous.
The countless hours and miles of training, and the 13.1 miles on race day affirm
and bolster my courage, determination, perseverance, strength, positivity and
health! Raising money for the LLS makes it extra special to me.
It
boggles my mind, and sometimes crushes my heart, when I imagine people with no
cure and no possibility of treatment. Your donation will help fund treatments
that save lives every day; like immunotherapies that use a person's own immune
system to kill cancer. How great is that???!!!
You
are all fantabulous! You are some of the best people on the planet!
I
know we can meet my fund-raising goal and surpass it. I chose $7,000 as my goal
to celebrate the seven years I've survived and thrived since being diagnosed
with WM!
You
can give online at http://pages.teamintraining.org/nj/nj16/mjames
or if you prefer I can send you something via the
US
post and you can donate by check.
PLEASE MAKE
THE CHECKS PAYABLE TO LLS, and return them to me in the enclosed envelope.
You
are with me in spirit as I train, and as I do my daily affirmations and prayers.
If you know anyone who is battling blood cancers, and want me to include them in
my affirmations and prayers, please let me know.
Thanks
for your donations, prayers and positive energy! I couldn't do it without
you!!!!!
xoxo,
Molly
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