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Friday, December 4, 2015

Meet Paige Wiebler


The North Texas Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is thrilled to introduce its newest addition to the Special Events team.  Meet Paige Wiebler.  She is a campaign specialist in the Dallas office and will be focusing her efforts on the Student of the Year campaign and the Links Fore Leukemia Golf Tournament.  Read below as this energetic woman introduces herself. 

"Hello!

Where to begin? I was born and raised in the great state of Iowa where a piece of my heart will always be. After graduating college this past May, my urge to live, travel and gain experiences from other parts of the country – potentially the world – grew to take predominance over the love of my Midwestern roots. And just like that I landed in Dallas.

I attended Iowa State University (go Cyclones!) where I was a member of Chi Omega sorority. I also became involved with the Women’s Club Soccer Team and multiple philanthropic initiatives benefiting organizations such as Make-A-Wish, Special Olympics, and the American Cancer Society. I might be bias but I couldn’t imagine a better place, filled with even better people, on a more beautiful campus to have spent the past four years.

I come from a very large blended family and I adore all of them down to the very last one (Even my youngest brother Reid, who would probably disagree!). The amount of support and love I receive from them no matter where life takes me means everything. 

When I was in the fourth grade my father was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.  Chemotherapy, radiation and a stem cell transplant were all among the treatments he received during his long, difficult, courageous battle.  Now the most beautiful guardian angel, my dad, is my inspiration to join LLS in the fight to end all blood cancers.

Fun Facts About Me:
- I could eat Mexican food for every meal
- I’m obsessed with all T.V. series created by Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, How to Get Away With Murder)
- I’d be lost (literally) without my GPS
- Country music is my go to and I’ve been to more concerts than I can count
- Coffee is my saving grace
- My next travel destination is somewhere in Europe


I couldn’t be more excited to join the Special Events team here at LLS.  As an organization so incredibly close to my heart, I can’t wait to start making a difference with you all!" 

We are happy to have Paige as part of the North Texas family.  Reach out and introduce yourself.  She can be contacted at Paige.Wiebler@lls.org or (972) 996-5916.  

Friday, October 9, 2015

Honored Hero Run: A Hero Has a Heart


"A Hero Has a Heart" is the theme of the 2015 Honored Hero Run to benefit the North Texas Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).  The girl behind the theme, 10-year-old Katie Grace, knows firsthand that it takes heart to beat a blood cancer diagnosis.  She was diagnosed with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) while she was in fifth grade.

After diagnosis Katie's doctors laid out a plan that involved a month of chemotherapy with the goal of getting her into remission after 30 days, to be followed by 2.5 years of maintenance treatments.  When she failed to respond as doctors had anticipated, she was placed in the "very high risk" category.  This classification meant higher doses of chemo, radiation and a bone marrow transplant.  Katie's family was devastated.

One month later the news improved.  After more than a month on this physically and emotionally trying treatment plan, doctors declared Katie was in remission and she could move forward with a bone marrow transplant.  Luckily for her, a donor already on the bone marrow registry was a 100% match and she was able to have her transplant with no delay.  Katie's family is thankful for her health as she continues to grow stronger every day and her body continues to respond favorably to the bone marrow transplant.

When the Honored Hero Run Board of Directors saw her entry for the 2015 t-shirt competition, they knew they had found their winner.  Her creation (shown at the bottom of this post) will be featured on all of the participant and volunteer race shirts as well as on the official Honored Hero Run website.

The Honored Hero Run is only eight days away but there is still time to register.  The money raised from this race will be used to help improve the quality of treatment that young patients, like Katie, receive after a blood cancer diagnosis.