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Gene and Majel Roddenberry on the set of Star Trek

 

We were saddened to learn of Majel Barrett Roddenberry’s passing from leukemia this last week. As many of you know, Ms. Roddenberry was the widow of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. She was very involved in the +Star Trek+ phenomenon herself, so much so that she was referred to as “The First Lady of Star Trek ”. She portrayed Nurse Christine Chapel in the original Star Trek series, Lwaxana Troi in The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, and finally the voice of the ship’s computer in many of the series.

 

More than 230,000 people in the United States are living with leukemia, a cancer of the bone marrow and blood. There are four major types of leukemia: acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Anyone can get leukemia, but the good news is that the five-year survival rate nearly quadrupled in the past 48 years for patients with leukemia. Learn more facts about leukemia by downloading or ordering a free copy of Facts 2008-2009.

 

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) offers our condolences to Ms. Roddenberry’s family, friends and fans. Since quite a few of us are fans of hers as well, we found a nice video tribute to her on YouTube – take a look and enjoy.

 

Are you a fan of Majel Roddenberry? Share your favorite memories or condolences in the comments section below.

 

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Consider making a memorial donation in honor of Majel Roddenberry to LLS so we can continue the fight against leukemia and other blood cancers in 2009 and beyond. It's tax deductible, and you can submit it online or through the mail.

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Last week we launched Play2Cures, a website where you can help us raise $100,000 in 100 days by playing casual games. We launched in collaboration with PledgePlay, a company born out of father Jim Carol’s experience with dealing with his son, Taylor, being diagnosed with leukemia. Check out the video that talks more about Taylor's story.

 

 

LLS Play2Cures

So how does Play2Cures work?

 

Make a pledge. First you pledge any amount you prefer (minimum is $10) with your credit card – don’t worry your credit card information is secure. Each dollar you pledge gets you one Game Token, and one token can be used to play one game.

 

Play a game. Now that you have at least 10 tokens you can play one of five games: Putt Nutz (a little like miniature golf), SudokuSave (a cross between Sudoku and Tetris), Seven Solitaire (basic solitaire – but with fun music and animations), Ladybug (you need good eye-hand coordination) and MusicCatch (a bit mesmerizing).

 

Share those tokens. If you don’t think you can use all of your tokens or if you think a friend would enjoy playing games to cure blood cancers, you can email them and share some of your tokens.

 

Take a look at the leaderboard. If you’re the competitive type, swing by the rankings page to see how you compare to your fellow gamers.

 

Playing online casual games might not be your cup of tea (I’ll admit I’m pretty hooked on games myself), but remember you can still donate and give all of those tokens away to someone who does like to play. You can also show your support by posting one of our web badges on your website or social networking page.

 

There are also many other ways to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. You can send us a donation, participate in one of our events, volunteer – and much more.

 

Learn more about Play2Cures via our press release and lls.play2cures.org.

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