The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - North Texas

Over the weekend, our Collin County Honored Hero, Ricardo Guerra, threw the ceremonial first pitch at LLS Ballpark Night with the Frisco RoughRiders, joined by his supportive parents and family! Ricky had an incredible time, and his strength and resilience, even while undergoing treatment, are truly inspiring. We’re cheering him on as he aims to ring the bell by 2025! 🏆

🌟 Join Us for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Night with the Frisco RoughRiders! 🌟

We’re celebrating the incredible mission of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and honoring all blood cancer patients! 🩸

Want to attend for FREE? 🙌 Raise $100 or more by Saturday, September 7th, and you’ll receive 2 FREE tickets to see the Frisco RoughRiders take on the Wichita Wind Surge on September 8th! ⚾

Plus, our Collin County Honored Hero will be throwing the first pitch! Don’t miss this special night!

Let’s step up to the plate together and make a difference! 💪

A group photo from visiting the city of Fort Worth and their proclamation that September is blood cancer awareness month! Thank you to everyone who was able to attend. Keep an eye out for ways you can help this September.

Shout out to our Dallas Board members! 🎉 We had a successful board meeting last week and are so thankful for all of our members and their contributions to LLS and our mission!

WE CAN CURE CANCER TOGETHER. Will you join the challenge?

Join the city-wide Dallas Executive Challenge and be a leader amongst your networks. Become a part of the LLS mission and help fund critical cancer researchers, support patients, and their families, and grow closer to a world without blood cancers.

For more information: https://forms.gle/R59FFpiLiA6Njaw2A

Shine bright, do good with Kendra Scott! 🌟 We're excited to announce a special giveback event benefitting our North Texas Light The Night events this weekend, July 27th-29th.

Use code GIVEBACK-HALGZ at checkout on www.kendrascott.com this Saturday, July 27th through Monday, July 29th and 20% of your purchase will support Light The Night!

You can also support LLS by shopping in-store at Kendra Scott Legacy Plano on Saturday, July 27th from 1-4pm and mentioning code GIVEBACK-HALGZ 🌟

You're invited to the 2024 Dallas Light The Night Friends & Family Fundraising Virtual Mixer! 🌟 Register by visiting https://forms.gle/qKsoRAitt7Fwh4Yz5

Join us for a special virtual mixer hosted by 2024 Friends & Family Ambassador Leslie Perez! Let's come together to learn about Light The Night, share tips on fundraising, and discover how your support can bring us closer to a world without blood cancers.

Registration is now open for the 2024 Dallas Light The Night! Visit https://www.lightthenight.org/events/dallas today to sign up to save lives 🌟

Exciting breakthrough! 📣 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new targeted immunotherapy for adults with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma. This breakthrough offers new hope for these patients as this blood cancer becomes harder to treat with each relapse. Learn more about this promising treatment and LLS's ongoing efforts to advance lymphoma research 👉 https://bit.ly/3LTQqfH

Meet the incredible 2024 Visionaries of the Year National Winners who are helping to make our vision for a world without blood cancer come true! 👇❤️🌐🌟

🥇 National Visionary of the Year: Ashley Snider! As an acute myeloid leukemia survivor herself, Snider's steadfast determination was personal. This May, she celebrated five years post-transplant with no relapses.

🥈 National Runner-Up: Claire Warren! Claire was motivated to fundraise in honor of her friend‘s daughter, who was diagnosed with leukemia at just three years old.

🎉 National All Star Visionary of the Year: Bill Rawlings! Bill fundraised in honor of founder of Atlanta Fine Homes and International Realty, Jenny, who is currently battling cancer and his father-in-law, Terry, who has been battling CLL for over a decade.

⭐ National All Star Runner-Up: Brian Leigh! Brian is a Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) survivor, he's currently in his 16th year of remission.

🥳 First-Ever National Team Member of the Year: Joe Cupoli! New this year, LLS named Joe Cupoli National “Team Member of the Year” for his extraordinary impact. Having run as a candidate in 2019, and again as an All Star in 2021, this year, Joe decided to support his partner Kat in her campaign.

These individuals are truly making a difference for blood cancer patients and their families – we’re so grateful. ✨ Learn more about each candidate and their efforts 👉 https://bit.ly/3Sg6Faq

"Discovering I had blood cancer brought a whirlwind of emotions—fear, curiosity about my future, and a belated clarity regarding months of fatigue and breathlessness misattributed to asthma. Seeing lymphoma on my chest X-ray was a relief and anxiety-inducing all at once.

I want other families to understand that they are not alone. They need not feel isolated or helpless, as there are numerous online and local communities, they can join to connect with others facing similar struggles. By uniting and supporting each other, we can make a profound difference in the lives of those affected by blood cancer.

I am pursuing a career in physical medicine and rehabilitation with dreams of helping others who undergo life-changing injuries or illnesses live life to the fullest, regardless of what limitations their conditions may have imposed upon them!”

Since primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma became a part of Luigi’s life, it has inspired him to help others. Share your unique experience and connect with our community here 👉 https://bit.ly/3y7EUK3

Thank you to all of our 2024 Dallas Light The Night sponsors, we couldn’t bring light to the darkness of cancer without your support!

🌟 Light The Night Dallas is quickly approaching and registration is now open at https://www.lightthenight.org/events/dallas, we look forward to lighting the night with you this fall 🌟

🌟 We are thrilled to recognize our Remembrance Presenting Sponsor, Builders FirstSource, for the 2024 Dallas Light The Night! 🌟

Thank you, Builders FirstSource, for bringing light to the darkness of cancer with gold lanterns. Your support brings us one step closer to a world without blood cancer!

Big news for blood cancer patients! 🎉 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for earlier use in treating B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). This immunotherapy offers new hope for adults and children. We’re championing research that harnesses the immune system to treat blood cancer. Learn more 👉 https://bit.ly/3LdGld4

Did you know? 👇

❤️‍🩹 42% of cancer patients exhaust their entire life savings within two years of diagnosis.

❤️‍🩹 1 in 4 cancer patients delay, forgo, or dangerously alter treatment due to cost.

We're dedicated to not only developing life-saving therapies but also ensuring equitable access for all.

Read about our work to tackle healthcare inequities and how we’re providing crucial support to blood cancer patients in need 🔎👉 https://bit.ly/3LgL3Xx

Improving Blood Cancer Survival Takes More than New Drug Discovery | Leukemia and Lymphoma Society In my years as a practicing hematologist-oncologist and now as chief medical officer of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society financial assistance LLS Lobby Day in Washington DC-- With the costs of cutting-edge cancer therapies skyrocketing, forty-two percent...

Let’s give a round of a applause for our 2024 Equity in Access Research Program Grantees! 👏👏👏 We have awarded nearly $6.5 million to uncover and address social, economic, and environmental barriers to blood cancer treatment and care. These efforts aim to inform changes in healthcare policy and practice that may lead to better health outcomes.

🔬 Carma Bylund, PhD & Stephanie Staras, PhD, MPH, University of Florida
🔬 Raymond Mailhot, MD, MPH & Erin Mobley, PhD, MPH, University of Florida
🔬 Shazia Nakhoda, MD, Linda Fleisher, PhD, MPH & Zachary Frosch, MD, MS, Fox Chase Cancer Center
🔬 Anushree Vichare, PhD, MBBS, Clese Erikson, M.P.Aff & Qian “Eric” Luo, PhD, The George Washington University

Support for the LLS Equity in Access Research Program is provided by: Royalty Pharma and AstraZeneca.

Find all the details on our grantees and their ground-breaking work 👉 https://bit.ly/4cV9cPe

🌟 We are thrilled to recognize our Celebration & Community Presenting Sponsor, McKesson, for the 2024 Dallas Light The Night! 🌟

Thank you, McKesson, for lighting the night with supporters’ red lanterns. Your commitment to supporting blood cancer patients and their families brings hope and inspiration to so many!

That’s a WRAP! ❤️ A special thank you to Subaru of America, Inc. and its retailers for supporting blood cancer patients and families with warmth and hope this June during . 🙌 Together, we distributed countless blankets, care kits, resources, and messages of hope. Subaru matched your generous donations, doubling the impact for blood cancer patients and families.

Parenting a child who has is an experience that changes you forever. And losing that child causes a deep pain that few understand.

At 3, Phil endured treatment variations for his leukemia until all reasonable options were exhausted. And after almost 4 years of this, he passed away.

“Being Phil's mother is a gift I am eternally grateful for. Some days, I still struggle with the reality that we will never understand why this happened.” -Katie, Phil’s mom

No one should have to endure the heartbreak of losing a child to blood cancer. 💔 On , we honor those who have suffered this incredible loss, like Katie, and remember the lives of their babies.

Katie takes “Phil time” to remember her sweet boy and shares his story as an LLS Dare to Dream Ambassador, hoping to continue the efforts to transform treatment and care for all kids with blood cancer. Read Phil and Katie’s story here 👉 https://bit.ly/3XQvNYY

🛡️Let's make it a knight to remember at Medieval Times! 🏰

Join us in raising funds for the Dallas Light The Night and stand a chance to win! The TOP 2 individuals who raise the most funds between July 3rd and July 10th will each receive 2 tickets to Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament in Dallas.

Register now for the Dallas Light The Night and join the fight to end blood cancer: https://www.lightthenight.org/events/dallas

Good luck to all our amazing fundraisers and thank you for supporting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! 🌟

Blood cancer breakthrough! ⭐ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for certain patients with low- to intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), reducing the need for frequent blood transfusions. This innovative treatment preserves a better quality of life for those living with MDS-related anemia. Learn more about this life-changing development 👉 https://bit.ly/3W8PWHh

What’s a question you wish people would ask you about living with blood cancer?

Hello North Texas! Applications are now open for our Student Visionaries campaigns in Tarrant County and Dallas! Apply now, nominate a young leader you know, or look into other ways you can get involved. 🎉

When you hear - “you have cancer” - life changes. survivors summed up their lives as survivors in just six words. What are your six words? __ __ __ __ __ __​

At every stage of your survivorship experience, we’ve got resources and information to help 👉 https://bit.ly/4eB62ln

Meet our Student Visionaries of the Year! 📣🎉🙌 We’re blown away by these young leaders raising awareness and funds for LLS! 💪✨

🌟 National Student Visionaries of the Year: Team Hope for a Cure (Los Angeles, CA)
👏 Members: Lia Bhatia & Hailey Miller
📈 Impact: $649,124

🌟 National Runner-Up: Team CPA, Secure the Cure (Nashville, TN)
👏 Members: Sophia Crockett & Emma Weaver
📈 Impact: $646,537

🌟 National Team Member of the Year
👏 Andrew Lim, Team Banking for a Cure (Houston, TX)
📈 Impact: $114,553

Congratulations and THANK YOU to our winning teams! You’re paving the way to a brighter future! 🌍❤️ Learn more about our Student Visionary winners 👉 https://bit.ly/3XGox1q

Please help us welcome our 2024 Tarrant County Light The Night Executive Committee! This spotlight features Karen Burchfield, Jim Hogan, Josh Agren, and Laura Streit.

To all of our Tarrant County Light The Night Executive Committee Members, thank you for your hard work and dedication to Light The Night. Because of you, we're able to bring light to the darkness of cancer.

Are you ready to Light The Night? Registration is now open for Tarrant County Light The Night 2024! Visit https://www.lightthenight.org/events/tarrant-county to sign up to save lives.

A blood cancer diagnosis can feel isolating. But that’s why we are here—to bring together resources and a community of support. Together, we are better. ​

At 10, Nik was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Confined to a hospital bed for months, he grappled with loneliness, infections, and side effects from medications. Now 17 years after completing treatment, he's stronger than ever. Throughout his experience with blood cancer, Nik found The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), and with it, solace in connecting with fellow patients and families, and hope for the future. “I'm proud to be part of the LLS family,” he shares. ​

Your donations during June will be matched by Subaru, doubling the impact for kids like Nik! Donate now, and your donation will go 2x as far! 👉 https://bit.ly/45Futdb

YOU can be the change! ❤️ By starting a fundraiser with LLS, you can bring hope and brighter futures to those affected by blood cancer. Every effort counts – let’s do this, together 👉 https://bit.ly/4bprTsW

Please help us welcome our 2024 Tarrant County Light The Night Executive Committee! This spotlight features Nikolas Korom, Nick Salomone, Penny O-Donnell, and Spencer Orien.

We'd like to extend a huge thank you to our Tarrant County Executive Committee for their hard work and dedication to Light The Night. Because of you, we're one step closer to a world without blood cancer.

Are you ready to save lives? Registration is now open for Tarrant County Light The Night 2024! Visit https://www.lightthenight.org/events/tarrant-county to register today.

YOU can bring light to the darkness of cancer this fall by joining us at an LLS Light The Night event! ✨ Our colored lanterns represent:

🤍 Celebrating patients & survivors
❤️ Supporting friends and family
💛 Honoring loved ones lost to blood cancer

We hope to see you there! ❤️ Find a Light The Night event near you and register today 👉 ​https://bit.ly/3KYtjjx

Please help us welcome our 2024 Tarrant County Light The Night Executive Committee! This spotlight features Anna Schlatter, Annabel Luna-Smith, Brooke Palacio, and Eric Intfen.

Thank you to all of our Tarrant County Light The Night Executive Committee Members for your hard work and dedication to Light The Night! Because of you, we're able to save more lives.

Are you ready to bring light to the darkness of cancer? Registration is now open for Tarrant County Light The Night 2024! Visit https://www.lightthenight.org/events/tarrant-county to sign up to save lives.

We want to welcome our Leadership Team chair for Visionaries of the Year in Dallas, Abbey Brockman. Abbey is a Senior Hematology Consultant with Servier and we cannot wait to see her success in her role as Leadership Team chair. Looking forward to a successful campaign season. Thank you Abbey for all you do! 👏

If you know, you know 🫶 Did we miss any? ❤️

Cancer survivorship not only comes with new terms, but often a new normal. We’re here to help with support and resources 👉 https://bit.ly/3XyZXzx

Please help us welcome our 2024 Collin County Light The Night Executive Committee! This spotlight features Justin Shoemaker, Jeff Loesch, and Clay Christopher.

We'd like to thank all of our Collin County Light The Night Executive Committee Members for their hard work and dedication to Light The Night. Because of you, we're able to impact more deserving blood cancer patients and their families.

Are you ready to sign up to save lives? Registration is now open for Collin County Light The Night 2024! Visit https://www.lightthenight.org/events/collin-county to help us bring light to the darkness of cancer.

Please help us welcome our 2024 Collin County Light The Night Executive Committee! This spotlight features Rich Winters, Luis Ruiz, Marcus Martinez, and John Votava.

Thank you to our Executive Committee for all of your hard work and dedication to Light The Night. Because of you, we're able to give back to blood cancer patients and their families in an impactful way.

Are you ready to bring light to the darkness of cancer? Registration is now open for Collin County Light The Night 2024! Visit https://www.lightthenight.org/events/collin-county to sign up to save lives.

🗣️ Breaking ground in pediatric blood cancer research! This , we’re proud to partner with Adam de Smith, PhD from Keck Medicine of USC, to uncover the roots of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children.

His research focuses on identifying genetic factors and understanding how ALL starts before birth. By doing this, we aim to pinpoint children at the highest risk and create personalized prevention strategies.

Learn more about his efforts 👉 https://bit.ly/3VHw6me

Please help us welcome our 2024 Collin County Light The Night Executive Committee! This spotlight features Vicki Furnish, Daniel Pisegna, Darin Knicely, and Frank Romero.

We'd like to extend a huge thank you to our Executive Committee for their hard work and dedication to Light The Night. Because of you, we're one step closer to a world without blood cancer.

Are you ready to save lives? Registration is now open for Collin County Light The Night 2024! Visit https://www.lightthenight.org/events/collin-county to register today.

Please help us welcome our 2024 Collin County Light The Night Executive Committee! This spotlight features John Daniels, Jed Haddad, Erin Galyean, and Jeff Schagren.

To all of our Collin County Light The Night Executive Committee Members, thank you for your hard work and dedication to Light The Night. Because of you, we're able to bring light to the darkness of cancer.

Are you ready to Light The Night? Registration is now open for Collin County Light The Night 2024! Visit https://www.lightthenight.org/events/collin-county to sign up to save lives.

Please help us welcome our 2024 Collin County Light The Night Executive Committee! This spotlight features Keith Shoemaker, Gurshaman Baweja, Michael Del Pozzo, and David Christ.

Thank you to all of our Collin County Light The Night Executive Committee Members for your hard work and dedication to Light The Night! Because of you, we're able to save more lives.

Are you ready to bring light to the darkness of cancer? Registration is now open for Collin County Light The Night 2024! Visit https://www.lightthenight.org/events/collin-county to sign up to save lives.

We are honored to announce our 2024 Collin County Light The Night Corporate Walk Chair, Keith Shoemaker! As the President of the Kroger Dallas division, Keith will apply his expertise at Light The Night to bring light to the darkness of cancer. We are thankful for his leadership and support to create a world without blood cancer.

To support Kroger's Light The Night campaign, visit https://pages.lls.org/ltn/ntx/Plano24/kroger

Thank you so much to Huffines Subaru Corinth and Texas Oncology Denton North for an amazing blanket drop off. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is proud to partner with you! 🎉 Special thank you to Jordan Stratton for taking pictures for us!