October is just around the corner, when the theme for DASHA®’s blog will be Greatness. (We couldn’t resist a little teaser for the month ahead.) Where do you aim to achieve greatness at home, at the office and in your life? What are the ways in which you can invite greatness into your life?
In addition to tending to DASHA® clients, attending work-related conferences, and being the father of two young children, Dr. Pollack is busy training for the INC NYC Marathon on Sunday, November 3rd. He’ll be running 26.2 miles to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). The LLS is an inspiring model of greatness in its quest to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, myeloma.
To date, LLS has raised more than $875 million in research funds that helps to develop the scientists who are working in blood cancer, enables them to translate groundbreaking discoveries into the treatments that prolong the lives of cancer patients, supports collaboration amongst scientists to progress the work faster, fills the void of funds not provided through government agencies of for-profit companies, and ensures new treatments are made available to patients faster.
LLS research has funded multi-drug therapies, bone marrow / stem cell transplantation and supportive care treatments for patients who relapse, as well as tests that distinguish specific characteristics of particular blood cancers for accurate diagnosis of cancer subtypes. In addition, LLS funds research into novel stem cell transplantation procedures, immunotherapies, diagnostics, and quality of life research. Antibodies, vaccines and engineered immune cells help a blood cancer patient fight infection and kill residual cancer cells, prolonging remissions and perhaps replacing chemotherapy in the future. New technologies, the Therapy Acceleration Program at the LLS, and their research into side-effects and are also instrumental in the fight against blood cancer. Last year, the LLS used funds to recruit proposals to fund research into undeveloped areas, including the malignant stem cell in AML and MDS, non-cutaneous T-cell leukemias and lymphomas and high risk myelomas.
Dr. Pollack is on his way to raising $3,900 for LLS when he runs the marathon on November 3rd. Please consider CLICKING HERE to make a donation now. No matter the amount, every little bit goes a long way toward the possibility of greatness.
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