MY REMISSION ANNIVERSARY IS A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS. On December 20, 2013, I received my first PET scan after finishing six rounds of R-EPOCH chemotherapy, and the results were normal. It was the gift I was hoping for and was ecstatic to receive. The chemo worked, and my large B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma was in remission, where it has remained ever since.

During this crisis, people battling cancer face the terrifying reality of getting treatment at hospitals filled with COVID patients. Paradoxically, to get better, they need to be where the risk of getting the virus is very high, while their immunity is deficient.

2020 is also the seventh year that I’m raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) through their Light The Night event. LLS has resources for patients, families, and caregivers during this unprecedented challenge.

Thank you to everyone who has given this year and in the past. If you haven’t donated and want to, time is running out! There are only two days left to help before the cutoff on December 31! Please visit my fundraising page to make your gift. 

I wish you and yours a happy and healthy 2021 and thank you as always for your support.