Blood Cancer United - Kansas

10/13/2026

Ready to level up your Light The Night fundraising?

Raise $1,000 to earn the title of Bright Light. Bright Lights receive a Bright Lights long-sleeve crewneck, invitation to our Leading Lights Lounge sponsored by Healthcare IT Leaders, and catered dinner and drinks from Dutzel's Catering & Events at Light The Night Kansas City!

Every dollar raised supports patients and families affected by blood cancer and helps fund lifesaving research and support services ❤️💛🤍

Keep fundraising! Keep the momentum going! 💪

It’s not too late to join! Register now and start reaching your milestones 👉 https://lightthenight.org/events/kansas-city-0

10/12/2026

Shoutout to the Community Blood Center Team! They are bringing light to the darkness of cancer in honor of the blood donors who make lifesaving care possible and the patients and families whose lives are impacted by blood cancer.

Blood donations are essential for many patients undergoing cancer treatment, and every donation represents hope for someone in need. They walk to celebrate the generosity of their donors, honor the strength of patients and survivors, and recognize the powerful connection between those who give and those who receive. ❤️

Thank you for joining Blood Cancer United in our mission to create a world without blood cancers.

Blood Cancer United Light The Night

10/09/2026

⏳ The Countdown Is On!

Just two weeks until we Light The Night in Kansas City and come together to bring hope to our local blood cancer community. ✨

Every dollar raised for Blood Cancer United helps advance life-saving research and support for patients and their families. ❤️

There’s still time to make an impact! Register today, join a team, or make a donation to help bring light to the darkness of cancer 👉https://lightthenight.org/events/kansas-city-0

Together, we can create a brighter future for all those affected by blood cancer. 💛

Blood Cancer United Light The Night

10/09/2026

Amelia White, 10, is cancer-free after 29 months of treatment for stage 4 lymphoma. Her journey will be celebrated at Overland Park's Light the Night. FULL STORY⬇️

10/08/2026

Shoutout to Myeloma KC Warriors! They are bringing light to the darkness of cancer in honor of all who have been affected by blood cancer. 💛

After her Multiple Myeloma diagnosis in 2023, Team Captain Linda experienced firsthand the support Blood Cancer United provides through educational resources, patient services, and financial assistance during her stem cell transplant and CAR-T therapy. Inspired by the support Blood Cancer United provides to patients, Linda and the KC Myeloma Group continue to come together for Light The Night to celebrate hope, support those facing blood cancer, and honor the memory of their friend Karen Foster.

Thank you for joining Blood Cancer United in our mission to create a world without blood cancers. ✨

Blood Cancer United Light The Night

10/08/2026

Today is , a day to put donor-advised funds into action for the causes you care about.

Have a donor-advised fund (DAF)? Recommend a grant to Blood Cancer United in support of Light The Night Kansas City and help fund blood cancer research and patient support.

Donate today! Find a team or participant here: https://lightthenight.org/search-for-participants?fyt_event_name=Kansas%20City

Help light the way toward a world without blood cancer. ❤️🤍💛

10/07/2026

Hey Kansas City, we've got a Chandelier Award Challenge for you! 🏆

Build your team of Bright Lights by encouraging team members to raise $1,000+. The team with the most Bright Light Fundraisers will take home the Chandelier Award and earn special recognition at Light The Night, including:

✨ Recognition on the pre-event slideshow
✨ A special light-up surprise for your team on event day
✨ Ultimate bragging rights

Take on the challenge and help bring hope to patients and families affected by blood cancer. ❤️💛🤍

Who will shine the brightest? Register, fundraise, and rally your team today: https://lightthenight.org/events/kansas-city-0

10/06/2026

Shoutout to team Cancer Tried, She Shined! Hear what their team captain, Shelby, says about why they Light The Night:

"After being diagnosed at age 4, Erin is celebrating 30 years of remission. She is now a mom to two wonderful kids and lives life to the fullest. We are happy to Light the Night in her honor!"

Thank you for joining Blood Cancer United in our mission to create a world without blood cancers. ❤️

Blood Cancer United Light The Night

10/05/2026

Hey Kansas City, we've got a Light The Night challenge for you! 🎯

Can you go from $0 to Hero by raising your first $100 for Light The Night?

When you reach $100 raised, you'll become a Champion for Cures and earn an exclusive 2026 event t-shirt!

Bonus: Raise your first $100 by Friday and you’ll be entered to win a prize package from Discover Strength - Leawood! ✨

Every dollar raised helps support patients and families affected by blood cancer while advancing lifesaving research. ❤️💛🤍

Ready to take the challenge? Make your first ask, share your fundraising page, and raise your first $100 today!

🔗 Register to start fundraising today: https://lightthenight.org/events/kansas-city-0

10/02/2026

🌟Throwing it back to some special Light The Night moments!

Since 1999, Blood Cancer United's Light The Night has brought communities together to shine a light on blood cancer and helped fund more than $1 billion in research advancing breakthrough treatments. ❤️

Join us for this year’s Light The Night Kansas City and help keep the light shining! ✨
🔗 Register today: https://lightthenight.org/events/kansas-city-0

09/26/2026

Valvoline and Blood Cancer United are Driving for a Dream with a special livery on William Byron’s No. 24 for the upcoming race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Designed by Palmer, a 12-year-old blood cancer hero and artist, the colorful beach themed livery represents joy, strength, and resilience.

Take a look at the behind-the-scenes design process of how Emily Butler Lue and Harris Lue of LUE Creative brought Palmer’s vision to life.

09/25/2026

Be Kind to Your Mind 🧘‍♂️🧘‍♀️

Patients, survivors, and caregivers can order a Be Kind to Your Mind wellness box, created with mental well-being in mind. We’re also featured in the September Elephants and Tea September Issue, sharing stories and resources from the blood cancer community.

Check it out and order your box today!
https://bit.ly/4Axg81j

09/25/2026

09/25/2026

"Over 65 years of life, I’ve walked through many difficult seasons, and what I know for certain is this: in every single one, God has been with me, and He has seen me through. But when I got married in February 2023, life felt full again, full of joy, full of plans, full of promise. At my niece’s wedding, while line dancing, I felt a sudden 'pop' in my rib. I never imagined that moment would lead to a diagnosis of multiple myeloma (MM), just three months after marrying my sweet husband, Ray.

I had been enjoying retirement after working since I was 14. I survived shingles in 2020 and an emergency appendectomy that same year. I had been savoring time with my five beautiful grandchildren. Then came 2023, a year I expected to spend traveling and building new memories with the love of my life. Instead, pain, muscle spasms, compression fractures, and rib fractures brought everything to a halt.

Looking back, I realized I had been tired and hurting for a long time but had pushed through it, as I always do. My pain tolerance is high, but this was beyond anything I’d ever known. I thought nothing could hurt worse than labor... then shingles came. And then cancer said, ‘Let me show you what pain really is.’

A stem cell transplant on December 29, 2023.

In June 2024, I got the call: I am MRD-negative and still MRD-negative over a year later. God is great! They may say myeloma is incurable, but I know this: nothing is too hard for God. If He did it before, He can do it again.”

For Dawn, "more" meant more time with her new husband, Ray. Just three months after they were married, she was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Instead of the travel and adventures they had planned, they faced a blood cancer diagnosis together.

Today, Dawn is MRD-negative and continuing to make memories with her family, her grandchildren, and the life she fought so hard to keep living.

September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and we are working toward a future filled with more. Help us raise more awareness and work toward a future where everyone affected by blood cancer has more time to love, more time to dream, and more time to write the next chapter of their story.

We're working toward more time, more hope, and more tomorrows. Learn more about our resources: https://bcutd.org/3Ufxqzz

09/25/2026

More and more support, guidance, and peace of mind.​

​This Blood Cancer Awareness Month, we want every patient and family to know about a free resource that does not get talked about enough. ​

​Open enrollment is coming, and finding the right health insurance plan for your specific needs may lower your out-of-pocket costs. Our Medical Debt Case Managers provide personalized, one-on-one health insurance evaluations to help prevent future medical debt.​

​Because more and more awareness can lead to more and more action.

Preventing medical debt starts with getting on the right insurance plan. Contact us to learn more 👇
https://bcutd.org/3TLuwT8

09/24/2026

Meet Omar Abdel-Wahab, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

A recent National Academy of Medicine electee Abdel-Wahab’s project studies a mutation in the SRSF2 gene. It shows up in 25% of people with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), 50% of people with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, and 25% of people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) over age 65. Understanding what's happening at the molecular level with genes like SRSF2 could mean one new drug works across all of these types of blood cancer.

“Finding funding for this project at this early step can be challenging, but will be critical in bringing this treatment closer to patients," says Abdel-Wahab.

This project is part of the more than 250 academic research projects supported through Blood Cancer United's multi-year grants portfolio, all aimed at getting closer to better treatment options.

Learn more ⤵️
https://bcutd.org/3TTQzqR

09/24/2026

Blood Cancer United and the Hairy Cell Leukemia Foundation have announced six new research grants as part of their extended HCL2030 partnership. Nearly $7 million will be invested over the next five years in research focused on better understanding what drives hairy cell leukemia and finding better therapies for patients, particularly those with variant disease or relapsed classic hairy cell leukemia.

This , learn more and read the full announcement ⤵️
https://bcutd.org/4hndl1X

09/23/2026

Our Therapy Acceleration Program (TAP) partners work directly with innovative biotech companies to move the most promising blood cancer research from the lab into clinical trials, faster. TAP looks to change the standard of care while addressing high unmet medical needs.

Royalty Pharma's commitment to TAP is helping power that progress. With this gift of $7.5M, it marks the largest corporate donor donation that our TAP program has received.

Together, that means more treatments and more time for every patient.

Learn more about this impact on TAP ⬇️
https://bcutd.org/4yIm6ee

09/23/2026

Pass it along. 💌

If this is your family right now, you are not alone. The Dare to Dream Project is here for every family navigating a pediatric blood cancer with free resources and personalized support every step of the way. Learn more ⤵️
https://bcutd.org/4yWfnxr

09/22/2026

Your brain called. It wants a checklist. 🧠☎️

If your mental checklist is running overtime, you're not alone. As a young adult with blood cancer, there can be a lot to carry—appointments, treatment, relationships, work, and everything in between. It's okay to prioritize your mental health, ask for support, and take things one step at a time. Find free mental health resources for young adults here👇
https://bcutd.org/3TmqQXL