The word that pops into my head today is wow. 11 years ago I was diagnosed with cancer. At that time I was given a 50/50 chance of living or dying. I was focused on what tomorrow would bring and never could have dreamed of where I would be today.

I am one of the lucky ones. I am a cancer survivor. Unfortunately, way to many people continue to die from this disease. You know the stats – 1.3 million Americans diagnosed and 560,000 Americans will die from cancer this year alone. On top of that we are losing…

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I wanted to share with you all a story that was emailed to me the other day. The story is about a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Randy Pausch, who is battling cancer. On Tuesday afternoon he delivered his last lecture to his students, faculty and friends.

It is a moving story and I would encourage you all to read it or you can also see the whole thing on YouTube.

Lance

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Last night I had the pleasure of being a part of an amazing event at Sotheby’s in New York City.

LAF board member Harold Freeman and Ralph Lauren were honored for their work with the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Research and Prevention in Harlem. Although it was my birthday I could think of no place I would have rather been. Dr. Freeman has been serving this community for over 40 years and I am proud to call him my colleague, call him my friend and call him my brother.

Lance

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Last night former President Clinton was in town hosting a fundraiser for his wife. After his duties for the day we had a chance to sit down and have dinner and talk about the world, what both of us are trying to accomplish and so much more.

Although I have not read his new book, after listening to him talk about it last night I am going to make sure I pick it up and would recommend you all do the same. Whether you loved him or hated him as President, you can not doubt the impact…

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We’ve got a big week ahead of us in Austin. We have over 122 community based cancer organization in town for our annual Community Program conference. The conference brings together our current and past grantees and allows them to network, share best practices and create relationships to help them further their work.

Tomorrow, I will also be speaking at the opening of our newest LIVESTRONG Survivorship Center at the Dell Childrens Hospital in Austin, TX. Being that this is our home – both the foundation and myself – I could not be happier that we…

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