October 7, 2020
Minority & Small Business Week
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‘Light the Night’ Walk Supports Blood Cancer Cures
Annual Light
the Night Walk
to go virtual
The Leukemia and Lympho-
ma Society’s annual Light the
Night Walk in Portland has
gone virtual this year. As an or-
ganization that supports a high-
risk population, such as this
year’s Honored Hero, Lindsay
Reece, hosting an in-person
event at any capacity is out of
the question.
When Lindsay was first di-
agnosed with Leukemia in
2017, she watched the Light
The Night Walk across the Til-
ikum Bridge from her hospital
bed at OHSU. Now in 2020, af-
ter recently receiving her sec-
ond bone marrow transplant,
she has been chosen to be this
year’s Honored Hero and share
her survival story with fellow
patients, survivors, and others
When Lindsay Reece (pictured with her twin children), was first diagnosed with Leukemia
in 2017, she watched the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s annual Light the Night Walk
across the Tilikum Bridge from her hospital bed at OHSU. This year, the fundraiser for blood
cancer cures is going virtual and Reece is the walk’s Honored Hero.
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in the community.
Like many, Lindsay was
hoping to spend Oct. 17, the
date for this year’s Light the
Night event, with her friends,
family, and other members of
the community in Portland,
raising money and awareness
to find blood cancer cures—
but there is excitement and
hope as the virtual walk comes
into place.
Light The Night benefits
The Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society’s funding of research
to find blood cancer cures. By
working to ensure access to
treatments for all blood cancer
patients, the organization helps
bring communities together to
celebrate those who are fight-
ing the disease and to honor
those who have been lost.
For anyone looking to reg-
ister a team or donate to a par-
ticipant, visit lightthenight.
org/events/portland-sw-wash-
ington.