Light The Night 2010

[PGN63]

Some of you may be aware of my son Tomas has been fighting leukemia since 6 Sept 2007. He is scheduled to go off treatment this November after 3 years, 2 months of daily chemo. He is treated at Walter Reed.

He has been a Team Captain for the past three years at the Fredericksburg VA. walk. This is his final walk while he is undergoing treatment. Prayers are the most important thing for these kids fighting cancer. His fundraising, to him is the next most important thing. As a family we have not taken advantage of the help that the Leukemia Lymphoma Society gives to people fighting blood cancers. As a father I have been extremely proud of his fund raising efforts; recruiting local businesses, walking door to door, and selling lemonade.

His goal is to help find one pill instead of the thousands that he has taken to cure the cancer. If you can give, it is greatly appreciated. Credit/Debit card is the quickest method, the system is completely safe, We have been giving since 2007 using the system in place.

Here's his page:

http://pages.lightthenight.org/va/Frdrcksb10/TeamTomas

The attached picture is from his Lemonade Sale two Sundays ago. His counts are down so he is stuck in the house until his body recovers the ability to fight germs.

[PGN63]

For you non-facebook people, here's a link to give you an idea of what these kids go through while fighting blood cancer:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...8&l=ebb66622ff

[PGN63]

Tomas' 16 year old sister just volunteered to sing the National Anthem to kick off the Fredericksburg walk on 16 October.

http://pages.lightthenight.org/va/Frdrcksb10/TeamTomas

She no kidding volunteered, not voluntold. The attached picture is her on the 200 yard line.

[PGN63]

September is National Childhood Cancer awareness month.

Hello all;

Here's an update:

Tomas is sitting at 35% of his goal with 48 days until he leads his team on the walk. There has been a couple of local business' that were thinking about sponsoring but they weren't able to. He and his little sister have walked door to door to a little over 50 different houses and have sold lemonade.

This is his last year leading the team while he is actively in treatment, if all goes well, in November he will take his last chemotherapy and have the internal port removed in March. It would be great if he could achieve 'superstar status' in his fund raising efforts the month before he completes his 3 year 2 month treatment.

Any help, any ideas that you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

http://pages.lightthenight.org/va/Frdrcksb10/TeamTomas

S/F

[Mongoose]

God bless your son and family. S/F

[PMSQueen]

Hi, there! After reading your son's story and seeing the pictures you have posted on your Facebook page, I have to say what a selfless, remarkable, and intrepid young man Tomas is.

Do you mind if I post a link and a little background info on my Facebook status? If you prefer not, I understand.

Dawn

[PGN63]

Hi, there! After reading your son's story and seeing the pictures you have posted on your Facebook page, I have to say what a selfless, remarkable, and intrepid young man Tomas is.

Do you mind if I post a link and a little background info on my Facebook status? If you prefer not, I understand.

Dawn

Dawn,

Tomas would appreciate you posting a link on Facebook, please do.

S/F

Paul

[PGN63]

Someone named Mark W just donated to the walk, no details on the person but if you are here Mark; Tomas told me to tell you Thanks!

[PGN63]

Only 28 days until Tomas leads his team. If you can pass this on to your friends, he would greatly appreciate it.

http://pages.lightthenight.org/va/Frdrcksb10/TeamTomas

Off topic of the Light The Night walk, he signed up for the USMC Healthy Kids Fun Run at the Pentagon on the 30th.

http://www.marinemarathon.com/Weeken...s/kids_run.htm

Its the day after his last in treatment clinic visit where he will get the last injection of vincrisitine to his heart via his port.