Giving the present and a future to cancer patients

For Analisa Mueller, this holiday season marks a major milestone: her son Sage is one-year cancer free.

Sage was 3 months old when he was diagnosed with leukemia. Today at 2 ½, he has a lifetime of birthdays, holidays, and vacations to experience.

But Sage’s milestone almost didn’t happen. At 12 months, Sage relapsed a third time after chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant failed.

“Hope was all we had left,” Analisa said.

Sage’s doctor enrolled him in a clinical trial at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for a new immunotherapy treatment that empowered his body’s immune system to fight cancer. He was one of the first patients to receive the new therapy that was fueled by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society-funded research.

LLS-funded breakthroughs in this and other treatments originally developed for blood cancers are now offering new promise via clinical trials for other cancers and serious diseases.

Sage’s milestones can become other patients’ milestones with your help and generosity. Supporting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society changes the future for people with blood cancer.