John Boswell Nominated for 2010 LLS Man of the Year

John Boswell Nominated for the Leukemia & Lympohoma Society's 2010 Man of the Year Program
official website: http://johnboswell.getavision.org 

Note From John Boswell...  Please join me in making a contribution to support research, patient services, advocacy, public and professional education, and community services through The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Each dollar I raise counts as one vote and the candidate who gets the most donations is named the local Man or Woman of the Year.

2010 GIRL OF THE YEAR

I am raising money in honor of a 6 year old leukemia survivor with whom we both owe our lives to LLS and the amazing medical team at the City of Hope National Cancer Research Hospital. Cynthia Aguirre of Riverside, California is the LLS Girl of the Year. While I was undergoing my initial chemotherapy for lymphoma, Christina was being diagnosed with leukemia at the young age of only 22 months and completed chemo treatment in 2007. Though she was in remission, Christina since relapsed and has just now completed another round of chemotherapy in March 2010. I really want to encourage her as she recovers and moves forward!

ABOUT ME

I was a media producer with my own company in Hollywood for 20 years, NeTV Networks, until I contracted Stage 4 Burkitt's Lymphoma in 2007, one of the most aggressive cancers which would require months of hospitalization followed by a Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant.

I had to quickly close my company and relocate so that my partner could take care of me throughout my treatment which I received at Kaiser Permanente in Fontana and City of Hope near Pasadena, California, where I received a Bone Marrow Stem Cell Transplant which literally saved my life.

Indeed, I owe my life to the research done and breakthroughs made through LLS which supports research being done at City of Hope and other institutions around the world.

Since I've been in recovery mode, I have spoken on behalf of the City of Hope in Palm Springs and participated in the presentation of the 2009 LLS Congressional Honors at the US Capitol in presenting awards to Sen. Teddy Kennedy and California Rep. Mary Bono Mack.

I have recently launched a 501(c)3 non-profit program called getavision [getavision.org] which will provide financial and personal support resources for people facing cancer, HIV/AIDS and other critical health challenges, primarily focused on those in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

Through the getavision programs, I'm spearheading an outreach to the LGBT community together with the National LGBT Cancer Network and LIVESTRONG, the Lance Armstrong Foundation. Through my work with LLS and the getavision programs, one of my primary goals is to raise awareness of the link between HIV infection and cancer to increase early detection and reduce the now growing number of cancer diagnoses in this community.

EXCITING NEW CANCER BREAKTHROUGHS

What is most exciting are the incredible breakthroughs being made by LLS in advancing cancer treatment and the astounding progress they are making towards finding cures for leukemia, lymphoma and other cancers, as well.

Your donation is tax deductible and will support the LLS programs, including research, patient services, advocacy, public and professional education, and community services. Many thanks for your support for patients battling blood cancers and their families.

Be sure to visit my Web site often to check on my progress and please ask your friends to support my efforts. Join me and help advance the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Official John Boswell LLS Man of the Year Website

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