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Coping With Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma

Jenn — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:00:06 +0000

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with a blood cancer like leukemia, lymphoma or myloma, there is help for you.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, headquartered in White Plains, New York, provides a library of resources through their website and their Information Resource Center. You may feel helpless or overwhelmed with decisions. These free resources and support services are funded by generous donors to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

If you need assistance ordering free materials please call the LLS Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572 Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST or contact your local chapter.

For more information specifically related to childhood blood cancers, visit their Childhood Blood Cancers resource page.

The following excerpts are sample materials from their library:

Coping With Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma

Introduction

Families face uncertainty when they are told that their child has leukemia or lymphoma. It is a time filled with new people and situations, worries and change. It may help to learn that cancer survival rates for children have improved significantly during the last several decades due to new and better treatments. Doctors, nurses and scientists are working together around the world to continue to improve outcomes for children diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma – researchers continue to search for the causes, develop better treatments and tailor therapies to decrease long-term effects. Social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and other health professionals are also working to understand how to help children and families manage cancer and its treatment and maintain a good quality of life.
Continue reading by downloading the .pdf or order a free printed copy via the LLS online order form.

Learning & Living With Cancer

Introduction

For children with cancer and their parents, returning to school builds hope for the future. Attending school is a big part of feeling normal and productive. Yet, going back to school also brings new challenges to families whose main focus has been getting through treatment.

You may wonder:

What challenges will my child face?

What help is needed for my child to be successful?

What laws protect my child?

Where do I turn for help?

Continue reading by downloading the .pdf or order a free printed copy via the online order form.

Source: lls.org

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Tina Fey Announced as 2009 Light The Night Walk National Spokesperson

Jenn — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:56:47 +0000

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is excited to announce that actress Tina Fey is lending her face and fame to help in the fight against blood cancers as the 2009 National Spokesperson for the LLS Light The Night Walk.

Tina Fey is an American writer, comedian, actress, and producer. She has won five Emmys, three Golden Globes, and three SAG Awards. Fey is best known for her work on Mean Girls, Saturday Night Live, her impersonation of Alaskan Governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and her work on 30 Rock, a situation comedy loosely based on her experiences at Saturday Night Live. Fey was also selected by Barbara Walters as one of America’s “10 most fascinating people of 2008.”

As National Spokesperson for the 2009 Light The Night Walk, Fey urges communities to “Walk the Talk” and join the fight against blood cancer through Light The Night Walks happening this fall across the country. “When you or someone you love has cancer, it can turn your world upside down and leave you in a dark and lonely place,” says Fey. “But there’s something you can do to bring light and hope to thousands of people battling blood cancers and their families. You can participate in Light The Night Walk and raise funds for lifesaving cancer research.”

Walks take place in communities across the U.S. and Canada, as walkers and teams of families, friends and co-workers come together for an evening overflowing with emotion and caring. The Light The Night Walk is open to the public. Teams and individuals are encouraged to pre-register and raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society throughout the summer months preceding the Walk. The funds will support vital life-saving research and patient services to support the nearly 900,000 Americans living with blood cancers.

More than a Walk, Light The Night includes music, entertainment, food and children’s activities for everyone to enjoy. Walkers carry illuminated balloons to spread awareness about the need to fund research to find a cure for blood cancer. Supporters carry red balloons, survivors carry white, and those who have lost a loved one to cancer carry a gold balloon in their memory. The event is supported by many local businesses who form Walk teams or offer corporate sponsorship. Corporate sponsorship and in-kind food donation packages that include a variety of marketing benefits are available. You can join Friends of Heroes and start making a difference today! For more information about the Light The Night Walk and how to participate, visit www.LightTheNight.org.

About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Eastern N.C. Chapter serves patients battling leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma. The organization raises money to fund research leading to a cure for blood cancers and to enhance the quality of life for local patients through services such as family support groups, educational programs and financial assistance. Since its founding in 1949, LLS has invested more than $600 million in research specifically targeting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. For more information about The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, visit www.lls.org.

Save money and lives – Shop GAP, Old Navy

Jenn — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:59:27 +0000

Gap’s Give & Get Program – It’s Money in the Bank !!

We have 3 (THREE) days to save money with Gap Inc’s nationwide Give & Get coupon which will support LLS – and the Central California chapter directly. The funds generated will be zip-coded and attributed back to the related chapters, so the more your people shop, the more your chapter will make!

This Thursday March 12 -Sunday March 15 – Gap Inc‘s 30% discount coupons will also provide a 5% donation (of LLS coupon-holders’ net purchases) to LLS.

Send this link today, to all your donors, friends and families. Simply copy this URL and pass it on. http://www.gapgiveandget.com/np/lls.html

Gap Inc stores include: Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy. The coupons are for in-store purchases only and they ARE good in both the USA and Canada.

Simply go to the Give & Get coupon page, print a coupon and go shopping. Share the link as widely as you wish. You can print as many as you need, to shop at different Gap Inc stores.

Light The Night Walks – Week 1

Jenn — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:04:27 +0000

This weekend (Sept 5-7, 2008) we are sending a shout out to our friends up north! The following Light The Night walks will take place in:

State	City	Location	Date
Alaska	Anchorage	Park Strip	09/05/08
Alaska	Wasilla	Iditipark	09/05/08
Illinois	Lisle	Lisle Community Park	09/06/08

It is not to late to join us! We need you! Register to walk with Friends of Heroes at http://teams.lightthenight.org/friendsofheroes

For a full list of Light The Night Walks, visit here.

Next week (Sept 10-14, 2008) we’ll be cheering for our walkers in 18 more cities:

State	City	Location	Date
Alabama	Hoover	Hoover Met/Regions Park	09/11/08
Arizona	Tucson	Reid Park	09/13/08
California	Los Angeles	UCLA	09/14/08
Colorado	Longmont	Roosevelt Park	09/12/08
Illinois	Chicago	Grant Park	09/13/08
Kanasas	Overland Park	Corporate Woods	09/12/08
Kentucky	Lexington	Courthouse Plaza	09/13/08
Massachusetts	Florence	Look Memorial Park	09/14/08
Missiouri	St. Louis	Forest Park	09/12/08
Missiouri	St. Peters	St. Peters City Centre Park	09/12/08
Nebraska	Lincoln	Holmes Lake	09/11/08
Nevada	Reno	Wingfield Park	09/13/08
New Jersey	Wildwood	Wildwoods Convention Center	09/13/08
North Carolina	Raleigh	Raleigh	09/13/08
Oklahoma	Jenks	RiverWalk Crossing	09/13/08
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	Greenfield Corporate Center	09/10/08
Vermont	Burlington	ECHO at Leahy Center for Lake Champlain	09/12/08
Wisonsin	Milwaukee	O’Donnell Park	09/11/08