Derik and Andrea's PledgePage
Hello All!
We’ve decided to start off the year with a tremendous challenge – we’re going to run the Suzuki Rock ‘n Roll Marathon (our first) on June 1st! (That’s a 40K/26.2 mile run - yikes!) We’ve been told that we’re “crazy”. Well, maybe so, BUT we feel confident that we can tackle this through the support of Team In Training®.
Team In Training® is the largest endurance sports training program in the world and is made up of 30,000 runners, walkers, cyclists and triathletes who participate on behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®. Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma are cancers that originate in the bone marrow or in lymphatic tissues and interfere with the body's production of healthy blood cells, making the body unable to protect itself against infections.
Funds donated through Team In Training® and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® in the last decade have led to the introduction of several very important new drugs and have uncovered new uses for existing drugs that have greatly improved cure rates or remission duration for many patients with leukemia. Although progress has been made, there is still much work to be done:
Every five minutes, someone in the United States learns that he or she has leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease or myeloma (that’s 106,700 people this year!)
Every nine minutes, another child or adult is expected to die from leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma. (160 people each day - seven people every hour)
An estimated 640,000 Americans are presently living with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma
Our goal: Raise $5,000 for the society and to finish the marathon in less than 5 hours!
We have decided to take on this challenge in honor and memory of Catherine Martin (Andrea’s mom) who, sadly, passed away after her valiant battle with Leukemia in November 1992. We are also running in support of Jeremy McConnell and Suzanne Salazar both 10 years old and in remission after winning their fight with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Our hope is to help the society in its continued efforts to improve the survival rate and quality of life for leukemia and lymphoma patients.
Thank you for your support!
Derik Perez and Andrea Martin
We’ve decided to start off the year with a tremendous challenge – we’re going to run the Suzuki Rock ‘n Roll Marathon (our first) on June 1st! (That’s a 40K/26.2 mile run - yikes!) We’ve been told that we’re “crazy”. Well, maybe so, BUT we feel confident that we can tackle this through the support of Team In Training®.
Team In Training® is the largest endurance sports training program in the world and is made up of 30,000 runners, walkers, cyclists and triathletes who participate on behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society®. Leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma are cancers that originate in the bone marrow or in lymphatic tissues and interfere with the body's production of healthy blood cells, making the body unable to protect itself against infections.
Funds donated through Team In Training® and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® in the last decade have led to the introduction of several very important new drugs and have uncovered new uses for existing drugs that have greatly improved cure rates or remission duration for many patients with leukemia. Although progress has been made, there is still much work to be done:
Every five minutes, someone in the United States learns that he or she has leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease or myeloma (that’s 106,700 people this year!)
Every nine minutes, another child or adult is expected to die from leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma. (160 people each day - seven people every hour)
An estimated 640,000 Americans are presently living with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma
Our goal: Raise $5,000 for the society and to finish the marathon in less than 5 hours!
We have decided to take on this challenge in honor and memory of Catherine Martin (Andrea’s mom) who, sadly, passed away after her valiant battle with Leukemia in November 1992. We are also running in support of Jeremy McConnell and Suzanne Salazar both 10 years old and in remission after winning their fight with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Our hope is to help the society in its continued efforts to improve the survival rate and quality of life for leukemia and lymphoma patients.
Thank you for your support!
Derik Perez and Andrea Martin