Saturday, June 30, 2012

Research Success

Do you wonder where your donation goes? Watch this video to find out about the patients, families, and what the doctors say about your donations. It would not be possible without you! Here are some examples of what your donations are used for at LLS: $5 is the cost of sending a newly diagnosed patient information about their disease and how to get support. $25 covers a single prescription co-payment. $35 pays for transportation expenses for a patient living in Northern California's most rural areas to treatment at a comprehensive cancer...

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Loss of Author and Filmmaker Nora Ephron

Where would we be without our relationship delusions from "When Harry Met Sally", "You've Got Mail", and "Sleepless in Seattle"? Fandom4LLS recognizes and mourns the loss of author and filmmaker Nora Ephron from acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Please take a moment to read the article below. LLS Mourns the Loss of Author and Filmmaker Nora Ephron   White Plains, NY (June 27, 2012) - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) was deeply saddened to learn of the death of the supremely talented Nora Ephron,...

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Expanding Our Compilation

After much thought and consideration we have decided to expand our author contributions to include Hunger Games fic! I know many of you are excited about this news. When we email out the compilation it will be spilt into two "books". A book for Twilight and a book for Hunger Games. Because we are expanding our event we are looking for one to two people to compile the finished work. It should be someone who can organize the finished products and compress them into a PDF format. If you are interested please email us ASAP at Fandom4LLS@gmail.com Our...

Friday, June 15, 2012

A wife, a mother, and a daughter...

I want to introduce you to a friend of mine who I have met while raising money to find a cure for cancer. I met Natalie and her husband during the Summer of 2011. Natalie and I were training for a half marathon and her husband his first full marathon. Her story inspires and touches me. I hope it will do the same for you. Below is her story through her journals during treatment. Meet Natalie "Why I do what I do: Being told that I had cancer was the most terrifying thing anyone has ever told me.  -Nov 27, 2008 "Acute promyelocytic leukemia...

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Meet Elise!

A great big thank you to all of you who have donated so far. There is still time left to donate. You can donate directly to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society using the donate button on the side. Or you can go to our Donate page at the top and donate using PayPal. We have an amazing group of authors signed up so far and it's continuing to grow everyday.  If you are curious about The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and what they do watch this video about Elise. She wants to tell you about the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and what...