Wendy’s Eagles (2004-2024)

I was 36 years old and the mother of 3 young children when diagnosed with lymphoma. After developing my second recurrence, standard therapies were palliative. I volunteered for a clinical trial, with hope the new therapy would save my life. If not, my participation would have helped researchers find better treatments.

The drug helped me survive to benefit from newer therapies that subsequently came along. I'm now in my longest remission and getting old. The trials that saved my life were supported by organizations such as Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF).  

My gratitude motivated me to form Wendy's Eagles (WE) in 2004. I served as captain for 20 years soliciting donations that help fund research that saves lives today and finds better treatments for tomorrow.  To date, Wendy's Eagles has raised over $300,000 for the Lymphoma Research Foundation. 

Now I help raise funds by doing workshops for pre-health students at The University of Texas at Dallas and by participating in the annual UTD AED Color Run.

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