About Lea's Foundation

In 1998, Lea Michele Economos, a young woman who died of leukemia at the age of 28, made a dying wish to her parents that others would not face the hardships she encountered by finding a cure for this disease. Her family started this charity to carry on that wish. Today, Lea’s Foundation takes an active role in finding a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s lymphoma and myeloma and to better the lives of people living with these diseases. At the UCONN Health Center, the Lea’s Foundation Center for Hematologic Disorders sponsors research in this field. A new program covers the cost of bone-marrow testing to help recruit life-saving transplants for patients. Also, annual scholarships are given to children with leukemia who are planning to attend nursery school. For more information on other projects carried out by Lea’s Foundation, please visit their website at www.LeasFoundation.org.


Wednesday, June 18, 2014

UConn Health Article

Chris DeFrancesco from UConn Health wrote a great article today about our ride.

Be sure to check it out:
http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2014/06/1-summer-2-bikes-4000-miles/

(Photo credit: Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

1 comment:

  1. Also, here's Gregory Oudheusden's radio interview on WTIC:

    https://soundcloud.com/uconnhealth/wtic-coast-to-coast-for-a-cure-2014

    Best of luck, gents!

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