From OHC
Enjoy volleyball, food, cash bar, Split the Pot, Basket Raffle, Prize Wheel and more while raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
September 30
6 – 10 p.m.
The Sandbar
4609 Kellogg Ave
Cincinnati 45226
Cost
- $30 per person
- $50 per couple
- Children 14 years and under are FREE!
- Teams of six:
- Register by August 14: $120 ($20 per person)
- Register after August 14: $150 ($25 per person)
To register, contact:
Teams of six: Jessica Cheadle, OHC, at Jessica.cheadle@usoncology.com
Individuals and couples: Lisa Duval, Mercy Health, at lduval@mercy.com or call 513-686-5482.
Sponsored by OHC Specialists in Cancer and Blood Disorders, Mercy Health and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Pictured is Ryan, an AML survivor thanks to events like this that raise money for research.
I am a cancer and bone marrow transplant survivor. In June 2013, at the end of my eighth grade, I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). On top of that, it was the worst subtype of AML and my outlook was considered very grim.
I was admitted to the hospital and would not be released until the holidays, while I underwent five rounds of back-to-back chemotherapy. The journey was a long, painful and very intense process. I lost over twenty pounds from being violently ill, reaching an all-time low of 84 pounds. I realized I had allergies to medicines that I never knew about. I relapsed in May of 2014.
My only hope to survive at that point was to get a bone marrow transplant. I officially have been in remission post-transplant since August 2014. My recovery has been crazy long and hard and I am over two years post transplant. I’m set to graduate high school on June 11, on time with my class and with honors as part of the National Honor Society Club.
