Leukemia & Lymphoma Patients, Survivors to Join With Staff and Family at LDS Hospital for ‘Light the Night Walk’ to Raise Awareness About Blood Cancers

The 2016 Light the Night Patient Walk at LDS Hospital is an annual event that allows patients who are immunosuppressed and are unable to leave the hospital to participate in the walk that will also be held in the community next month. Survivors will carry white lanterns while supporters carry red lanterns in honor of those who have lost their lives – as well as for those who’re fighting the disease.
 
An estimated 171,550 people in the United States will be diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma in 2016. The Light the Night Walk is a campaign benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and their funding of research to find blood cancer cures. While there are walks held across the country each year, LDS Hospital holds its own to honor current and past patients, as well as their caregivers and families.
 
The Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at LDS Hospital is one of only two programs in the Intermountain West that provides highly specialized care for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, and other forms of blood cancer.
 
During their months-long course of treatment, BMT patients are immunosuppressed and must remain isolated from infection risk. LDS Hospital BMT Program serves approximately 90 patients per year.
               
WHEN
3:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 27, 2016

WHERE  
LDS Hospital, 8th Avenue & C Street – Meet in Main Lobby 

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