William Havron:  

Life Dear Family and Friends, I hope this letter finds you happy and well! Time passes much too quickly these days. Thanksgiving has come and gone and we are already in the midst of the Holiday Season, but I promised to provide you with an update on how your donations have helped FUND A CURE and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. I cycled the 109 mile El Tour de Tucson century ride on Saturday, November 18, 2006 as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training, the largest endurance training/fundraising program in the world. I completed the ride in 7:44:37. You may wonder where I found the strength. I found it with the thoughts of our loved ones who still fight to survive and from the loved ones lost to these dreaded diseases. These patient heroes gave me the inspiration and the strength to cross the finish line. Even as I thought of each of you who have so generously supported me in this endeavor, I was constantly reminded of the patient heroes, for whom I rode in honor or memory of. The picture in my profile was taken the morning of the ride. I want to share my patient heroes’ names with you: Mary Ann DiDomenico, Tim Callahan, Glenn Ousterhout, Julie Schrews, Nancy Dern, Richard Lange, Ottavia Fontana, Joan Magnan, and Joy Parisi. As you can see I placed all their names on ribbon and pinned them to my jersey. They inspired me along with all those loved ones that you wished to remain anonymous as well. Blood cancers are the second most fatal form of cancer, second only to lung cancer. Leukemia is the leading cause of cancer death for children under age 20 and the leading fatal malignant disease of men and women under the age of 35. Although the cause of leukemia remains unknown ...Expand for more