For the 10th year in a row, the amazingly dedicated members of Team Lorraine walked or ran 5 km on University Avenue in downtown Toronto. While the team was a bit smaller this year, we managed to make it into the top 10 fundraising teams, raising $17,000 for Multiple Myeloma (MM) research at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
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Thank you to all our generous sponsors who are helping us to support the incredible research of the Molly & David Bloom Chair in Multiple Myeloma, ensuring that MM patients have the latest treatments and sharing Princess Margaret Cancer Centre research with other doctors worldwide. The generosity of our sponsors is enabling Princess Margaret Hospital to bring more drugs to market at a faster pace for the benefit of patients, increasing the odds that Lorraine’s treatment will be a success.
Alex, Katarina, Lorraine, Kellan and Kenzie at the 2018 MM5K, June 17, 2018.
Lorraine and her family made the early morning drive from Peterborough Ontario, about 130 km away, to be at the starting line for 7:30 am. She was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in 2008, a cancer of the plasma cells in the bone marrow, days after giving birth to her third daughter, Katerina. Her spine badly damaged from the cancer, Lorraine was in constant pain, but she did not give up. Barely able to walk, she started Team Lorraine to raise money to find a cure for Multiple Myeloma.
Unfortunately, Lorraine’s cancer is back. She will be facing another round of treatment once her levels have reached a certain threshold as determined by her doctors at Princess Margaret.
Roger, Lorraine, Amelia, Christine, and Chris.
Team Lorraine’s youngest team member, Amelia, was accompanied by her grandparents, Roger and Christine, and her Uncle Chris. Amelia has participated in the MM5K every year of her life.
Lorraine, Anne, Nicole, Thomas and Cameron before the 2018 MM5K.
Lorraine with friends and family. L-R: Corinne, Lorraine and Lisa; Lorraine with her sister-in-law Alison; Matteo, Kelly, Lorraine, Pino and Finnia; Lorraine with her dad, Jim.
Lorraine was surrounded by family, friends, in-laws, parents and pets to support her 10th Multiple Myeloma M-Moving Together Toward The Cure Walk.
Thank you again to all our generous sponsors, everyone who ran the 5k route and those who walked with Lorraine for the 10th year in a row. Your support improves the lives of myeloma cancer patients and moves us towards our goal to conquer cancer in our lifetime.
- See all photos of Team Lorraine 2018.
- Save the date and join us for Team Lorraine’s 11th MM5K: June 16, 2019.
