Anyone who knows me understands that arithmetic is not my strongest skill. While mulling over if I would post anything to celebrate my eleventh year in remission, it hit me that something wasn’t right. It turns out I’ve been celebrating the date I entered remission, not the anniversary of staying in it.

A few days before Christmas in 2013, I received the results that my PET scan done a month after finishing six rounds of R-EPOCH high-dose chemotherapy showed I was in remission. The scan done a year later, in 2014, showed that I remained in there, which I have for a decade.

I participated in Light The Night Manhattan in 2013 and each year after. Thanks to the generosity of everyone who has given, my team and I have raised over $28,000 to fight blood cancer!

Without LLS, I may not have survived. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night Event funded one of the chemotherapy drugs that I received, Rituxan(Rituximab), to treat my large B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

That’s why I continue to raise money to fight blood cancer. If you’re looking for a cause for year-end giving, you can visit my fundraising page and donate as little as $5 online.

Thanks for your continued support. Have a happy and healthy New Year!