THIS
THIS YEAR'S VIRTUAL 'LIGHT THE NIGHT' EVENT IS SET TO TAKE PLACE!
LIGHT THE NIGHT IS ALL
ABOUT BRINGING LIGHT
TO THE DARKNESS OF
CANCER.
I RECENTLY TALKED TO
OUR REGION'S EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE
LEUKIMA AND LYMPHOMA
SOCIETY ABOUT WHAT TO
EXPECT THIS YEAR... AND
WHAT THE ORGANIZATION
IS ALL ABOUT.
TELL US ABOUT THE
LEUKEMIA AND
LYMPHOMA SOCIETY AND
THE SERVICES THAT THE
ORGANIZATION PROVIDES.
SURE. SO THE LEUKEMIA
LYMPHOMA SOCIETY WE
ARE THE GLOBAL LEADER
IN THE FIGHT AGAINST
BLOOD CANCER. WE HAVE
ONE GOAL. A WORLD
WITHOUT BLOOD CANCER
TO FIND A CURE FOR
HODGKIN'S DISEASE
LEUKEMIA LYMPHOMA,
BUT ALSO TO SUPPORT
PATIENTS AND THEIR
CAREGIVERS ALONG THE
CANCER JOURNEY. AND
SO, HOW WE DO THAT IS
FIND LIFE SAVING
RESEARCH, ALL AROUND
THE WORLD. WE ALSO
PROVIDE FREE
INFORMATION AND
SUPPORT SERVICES TO
PATIENTS AND
CAREGIVERS, BUT WE ALSO
ADVOCATE FOR PATIENTS
TO ENSURE THAT THEY
HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY
AFFORDABLE CARE.
AND YOU'RE SUPPORTING
FAMILIES HERE IN THE
TREASURE VALLEY AREA IN
THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN
GENERAL AS WELL IN THAT
EFFORT AND THERE'S A
BIG EVENT COMING UP
CALLED LIGHT THE NIGHT,
HELP OUR VIEWERS
UNDERSTAND WHAT IS
LIKE THE NIGHT, AND
WHAT CAN THEY EXPECT
FOR THIS YEAR. YEAH,
ABSOLUTELY. SO LIKE THE
NIGHT IS LLS IS LARGEST
FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN,
AND IT'S WHERE WE
REALLY JUST ARE IN EVERY
SINGLE COMMUNITY WE
RALLY THE TROOPS TO
COME TOGETHER TO HELP
BRING LIGHT TO THE
DARKNESS OF CANCER,
AND THAT'S TO SUPPORT
OUR MISSION TO CURE
BLOOD CANCER TO
SUPPORT PATIENTS THAT
ARE CURRENTLY GOING
THROUGH THEIR CANCER
JOURNEY, BUT ALSO HAVE
THE CHANCE TO HONOR
THOSE THAT HAVE LOST
THEIR BATTLE TO CANCER.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED
TO DO IT. VOICI THIS YEAR
IS GOING TO BE ON
OCTOBER 22. AND EVEN
THOUGH WE'D LOVE TO BE
IN PERSON WE NEED TO
KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE, SO
IT'S GOING TO BE A
VIRTUAL EVENT, AND
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO
AT LEAST BRING THE
MAGIC OF THE IN PERSON
EVENT INTO THIS VIRTUAL
WORLD, IT'S NOT GOING
TO BE ANOTHER ZOOM
CALL, BELIEVE ME,
DEFINITELY AN
INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL
SITE. SO PEOPLE STILL
HAVE THAT SENSE OF
COMMUNITY AND
BRINGING EVERYONE
TOGETHER. GREAT. AND
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
LANTERNS OH TWO
BECAUSE THEY'RE A VERY
IMPORTANT PART OF THIS
EVENT, THREE DIFFERENT
COLORS RED, YELLOW
AND WHITE. WHAT DOES
EACH COLOR ME. YEAH,
IT'S TRULY IT'S MY
FAVORITE PART OF THE
EVENT RIGHT AS
SOMEONE WERE LIGHTING
THOSE LANTERNS, SO RED
IS FOR THOSE
PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE
THERE TO SUPPORT
CANCER PATIENTS ON
THEIR JOURNEY BUT ALSO
FOR US TO FIND A CURE
FOR BLOOD CANCERS
SUPPORTING THE LLS
MISSION FOR OUR
SURVIVORS THEY CARRY
OUT WHITE LANTERNS SO
THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE
THEM ALONG THEIR
CANCER JOURNEY, AND
TO CELEBRATE THEM
BEING A SURVIVOR, AND
THEN GOLD ARE FOR
THOSE OF US THAT HAVE
LOST A LOVED ONE TO
CANCER AND ALLOWS US
TO HAVE THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR
THOSE THAT HAVE PASSED
ON.
OKAY. AND THEN ALSO, IF
SOMEONE'S WATCHING,
AND THEY HAVEN'T
REALLY BEEN FULLY
DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY
BLOOD CANCERS. WHY
SHOULD THEY GET
INVOLVED, WHY SHOULD
THEY BE A PART OF LIKE
THE NIGHT, WHY SHOULD
THEY SUPPORT THE
LEUKEMIA LYMPHOMA
SOCIETY.
AND YOU KNOW I THINK
WE'RE ALL TOUCHED BY
CANCER, RIGHT IN ONE
WAY OR THE OTHER AND
EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY TYPE OF
CONNECTION WITH A
BLOOD CANCER. THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING
THAT I WANT PEOPLE TO
UNDERSTAND IS WHAT WE
DO IN THE WORLD OF
BLOOD CANCER HAS AN
INCREDIBLE IMPACT WHEN
IT COMES TO SOLID
TUMORS AND
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
BECAUSE WE CAN TEST
AND TREAT A LIQUID
FORM OF CANCER, WE'RE
ABLE TO GET THESE FDA
APPROVALS OUT AT A
MUCH FASTER RATE
BETTER THAN TESTED AND
CLINICAL TRIALS FOR
THOSE SOLID TUMORS. SO
TO GIVE PEOPLE AN YOU
KNOW AN IDEA THAT YOU
KNOW A LOT OF THE
TREATMENTS THAT WE'VE
APPROVED RECENTLY
THEY'RE NOW BEING USED
FOR BREAST CANCER
BRAIN CANCER BONE
CANCER, PROSTATE
CANCER OVARIAN
CANCER, AS WELL AS A
NUMBER OF
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE SAY
THAT BEATING CANCER IS
IN OUR BLOOD AND WE
TRULY BELIEVE THAT THAT
YOU KNOW WE ARE
FOCUSED IS NOT ONLY
CARING BLOOD CANCER
BUT CURING ALL
CANCERS. GREAT. AND IF
SOMEONE WATCHING
WANTS TO CREATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF
WALK ON OCTOBER 22 IN
THEIR LITTLE AREA AND BE
A PART OF LIKE THE NIGHT
WHAT DO THEY DO. SO
FIRST GO TO OUR WEBSITE
LIGHT, THE NIGHT.ORG,
AND THAT'S WHERE
PEOPLE CAN GET MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT LIKE THE NIGHT
WILL LOOK LIKE THIS YEAR
AND ALSO TO REGISTER
TO JOIN US FOR THE BOISE
EVENT. ON OCTOBER, 22,
IT'LL START AT SEVEN
O'CLOCK AND AGAIN IT'S
VIRTUAL, BUT IF PEOPLE
ARE, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S
SAFE WE DO ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY GO
OUT AND MAYBE JUST DO
A WALK IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND
THOSE THAT ARE
FUNDRAISING THAT HAVE
RAISED $100 OR MORE
WILL GET A LANTERN, AND
A T SHIRT AND SO THEY'LL
ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO
HELP LIGHT THE NIGHT
WITH US AND BRING
LIGHT TO THE DARKNESS
OF CANCER, BUT IF NOT
WE ALSO HAVE A VIRTUAL
OPTION THAT PEOPLE CAN
VIRTUALLY SHOW
THEMSELVES HOLDING
ONE OF THOSE ICONIC
LANTERNS THAT BRING SO
MUCH MAGIC TO THE
EVENT. AS FAR AS LLS
MORE INFORMATION ON
THE IMPACT WE'RE
HAVING ON BLOOD
CANCERS AND ALL
CANCERS IN GENERAL, GO
TO LLS.ORG.
TO LLS.ORG.