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Someday Is Today, Days 10 and 11

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So I missed last night thanks to a heavy dose of 11 year old birthday party and college football.  However, today is so full of emotions for us that it can easily count for at least two days.  Today is the 7 year anniversary of Cutler’s diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia.  Combined with the terrorist attacks 8 years prior, this day is always pretty heavy on our hearts and helps serve as a strong reminder as to why we raise funds and awareness.  I believe a post that I put together in 2014 says it better than I will ever be able to say it again…

Our Personal 911

No donation too small when you realize that it is going towards stopping anyone from having to go through this experience in the future.

http://pages.lightthenight.org/gat/StLouis16/teamcutler

I just read the post again and those damn emotions are rising up again.  Please do consider a donation of any size.  Thank you to those that have already donated, please consider sharing with your friends and family.  No one should ever have to fight this fight and feel these emotions.  Yes, we won the fight, but there are still too many having to fight that fight.

To avoid ending this post on a somber note, here is a photo of a healthy champion from tonight’s baseball game.  I love that smile!

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Someday Is Today, Day 8

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Here is a quick video to help further explain why we do Light The Night…

Any size donation is greatly appreciated!

http://pages.lightthenight.org/gat/StLouis16/teamcutler

Someday Is Today, Day 7

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LLS is currently funding almost 300 different research projects searching for a cure.

A donation of any size would help them grow this number even further.

http://pages.lightthenight.org/gat/StLouis16/teamcutler

Someday Is Today, Day 6

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LLS has given over $237 million to help patients afford their treatments.

Help give light to patients in one of the darkest moments of their life.

http://pages.lightthenight.org/gat/StLouis16/teamcutler

Someday Is Today, Day 5

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Leukemia is the most common cancer in children, adolescents and young adults younger than 20 years.

Any size donation is greatly appreciated and many thanks to those that have already given.

http://pages.lightthenight.org/gat/StLouis16/teamcutler

 

Someday Is Today, Day 4

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Radical progress like this is one of many incredible efforts at least partially funded by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6SzI2ZfPd4

No donation is too small…

http://pages.lightthenight.org/gat/StLouis16/teamcutler

Someday Is Today! Day 3 of Blood Cancer and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

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The overall five-year relative survival rate for leukemia has more than quadrupled since 1960.

From 1960 to 1963, the five-year relative survival rate for patients with leukemia was 14 percent. From 1975 to 1977, the five-year relative survival rate for the total population with leukemia was 34.1 percent, and from 2005 to 2011, the overall relative survival rate was 61.7 percent.

Research funded by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has been a major player in this effort.  What was once practically a death sentence is now a promising fight with the odds in your favor.

No donation is too small!

http://pages.lightthenight.org/gat/StLouis16/teamcutler

Thank you for everyone who has donated already!  Please feel free to share!

 

Someday is Today!

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Every 9 minutes, someone in the US dies from a blood cancer.

Please consider donating no matter how small.  Someday is Today!

http://pages.lightthenight.org/gat/StLouis16/teamcutler

Say Hello To His Little Friend

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Hard to believe but Mason turned 11 on Monday.  Still continues to impress me as he continues to grow into such a loving, caring, funny and smart young man.  Here is a video of one of my favorite gifts he received (probably doesn’t rank real high on Melanie’s list).

 

And here is a photo of his living little friend that I would put at the top of Melanie’s list.  This is Joey, his dwarf hamster, which was a gift from Cutler.

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