Wicklund Warriors

06/16/2026

This is how we do it! Let’s go!

06/11/2026

Sometimes the best part of what we do is simply showing up and telling the story.

Kimberly Mendez, Lead Lifestyle Coordinator at The Spinney at Van D**e invited us to speak with their community about the Wicklund Warriors. We were honored to be there—although I have to admit, Mary managed to distract me just enough that I took the scenic route around what felt like the entire Capital Region before finally arriving... only five minutes late. We'll call that a win.

I had the opportunity to share my leukemia journey, how the Wicklund Warriors came to be, and why our mission remains so important today. Every day, we meet families facing blood cancer who are trying to balance treatment, work, childcare, bills, and everything else life throws at them. That's why we do this.

Kim shared that each month their community selects a charity to support, and we were incredibly grateful that the Wicklund Warriors were chosen as the beneficiary of proceeds from their 2nd Annual SpinneyLife Car Show & Craft Fair.

My in-laws, Roy and Mary, represented us at the event. Roy even brought his vintage BMW, spent the day talking with attendees, and somehow managed to come home with a trophy. Not bad for a guy who was supposed to be there promoting the charity.

The event raised $350 for the Wicklund Warriors, made even more meaningful by the woman who won the 50/50 raffle and generously donated her winnings right back to our cause.

And perhaps the best news of all? I think we made a few new friends. The Spinney community is already talking about forming a team for the Bad Blood Run while Mary is picking out her retirement home.

That's how this work grows—not through big moments, but through conversations, connections, and people who decide they want to be part of something bigger than themselves.

Thank you, Kim, Roy, Mary, everyone at The Spinney, and every person who continues to help us prove that no one fights alone. ❤️💙

06/06/2026

Roy Wicklund & Mary Wicklund will be representing the Wicklund Warriors. Can’t wait to see you there!

06/05/2026

We've got so much going on, I figured it would be easier to just talk about it.

We're hustling and posting and meeting and planning and connecting and caffeinating... and then doing it all over again.

6/6: SpinneyLife 2nd Annual Car and Craft Show in Delmar from 12-2.
6/7: NYOH Cancer Survivors Day from 11-2
6/23: Tri-City Valley Cats with the Bad Blood Club

So instead of trying to cram it all into a post, here's a quick catch-up on what we're doing in June so far.

06/04/2026

We can't wait to celebrate all you warriors. Please make sure Scott Baker takes pictures to share! Deanna Ogilvie Wicklund won't be there to remind him. 😜

Mark your calendars 💜

NYOH Cancer Survivors Day, hosted by the NYOH Community Cancer Foundation returns on Sunday, June 7. Survivors Day is a celebration of strength, connection and every journey forward.

Registration opens Monday, May 4 at noon.

Visit https://hubs.ly/Q04dXgy10 to stay up-to-date on the event and to join our list to be alerted when registration opens!

06/04/2026

A few weeks ago, I shared a video about heading to New York Oncology Hematology with a box of donuts for the care team and to meet a young man named Dylan.

Welcome to the road you never wanted to travel.

Dylan is 28, from Stephentown, and before leukemia entered the picture, he had a plan. Dylan dreamed of traveling the country, exploring our National Parks, and finding his place as a Park Ranger. He even bought a bus at auction and had started converting it into a home on wheels.

Then, in February, after many false diagnoses, he was told he had Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia—a rare form of leukemia. If untreated could evolve into AML.

Since then, his world has become a cycle of appointments, treatments, and long days spent fighting for remission so he can move on to a stem cell transplant at Dana-Farber, hopefully this August.

The exhaustion is hard to describe unless you've lived it. Most days, Dylan sleeps 10–12 hours. The treatments take a toll. The waiting takes a toll. The uncertainty takes a toll.

But the dream is still there. That bus is still waiting.

And if all goes according to plan, next summer, Dylan could be trading hospital visits for open roads and National Parks.

06/04/2026

Our beloved Roy Wicklund & Mary Wicklund will be roaming around selling 50/50 raffle tickets in support of the Wicklund Warriors. Stop by and check out the cars, especially Roys vintage BMW.

🚗🧶CRAFT FAIR & CAR SHOW THIS SATURDAY!!!🧶🚗

Come check out the 2nd annual Craft Fair & Car Show this Saturday, June 6th at the Spinney at Van D**e (located at 6 Parker Mathusa Pl. in Delmar - just a bit further down Van D**e Rd. from the high school). It will take place between 12pm-3pm and will have food, local crafts, a live DJ, classic cars, prizes, and more! I will be one of the vendors so I hope to see you all there!

05/28/2026

This is how we show our appreciation… … 😘 & 🍩.