Everyone can get in on the action...

My niece, Clare, is a very central member of Team BTHO MM.  Deana was diagnosed a few months before Clare turned 8.  When told of her mother's illness, Clare's immediate reaction was disappointment that a planned family trip to Germany would have to be postponed.  As my sister said at the time, of the possible outcomes from such a conversation, that was a good one.

Several days later, when the first box of "No one fights alone" merchandise arrived, Clare traveled around the block, distributing rubber bracelets and encouraging all the neighbors to join the fight.

Now, she's taken her efforts a step further, crafting bracelets with the Rainbow Loom, apparently a very hot product in the children's craft market.  Clare sold these bracelets and raised $212 in support of Team BTHO MM's participation in the 2013 NYC Marathon.  Through the generosity of one of my dear friends, that money has been matched and will now bring $424 in support of research to advance a cure.  For more details on the work of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, visit www.themmrf.org

To say I have been tremendously proud of Clare is an understatement. She has handled our life with MM with maturity and grace beyond her now 10 years.  For her, my sister, and all rest of us in the MM fight, my efforts shall continue.