We are where you are.  Be honest.  How many hours a day do you spend tweeting or updating your Facebook status?  Embrace it.  We have.

You may have noticed the recent addition to the community homepage - the "Follow Us" box, which links to many of our social networking pages. 

LLS has a major presence on the social networking sites you use regularly.  We're always connected.  Not a day goes by when we're not blogging on this community, chatting with cancer patients and survivors in our discussion boards, tweeting updates to our Twitter followers, or keeping our fans informed on Facebook.  We've cultivated some of our closest relationships online.

September is Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma Awareness Month.  In honor of this important time of year, LLS is vowing to be even more connected with our supporters.  We're extremely interested in what our volunteers, supporters and participants across the country - and across the globe - have to say.  Staying connected helps us better understand what we can do for you.

Meet Christine Brantley.  Her son, Jake, is a survivor of childhood leukemia. Christine was kind enough to share her family's story with us.  Through our social network, we're able to share the Brantley's tale with hundreds of thousands of people world-wide.  The first step to finding cures for blood cancers is to build awareness about these diseases.

Christine and Jake know the importance of funding blood cancer research. As Christine shared in our interview, "I know with research there's a brighter future for everyone with blood cancer."

Join our network and then consider what you can do to help support our research and LLS help patients like Jake.