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"Hi guys. Suzanne Donaldson, Glamour&amp;amp;#8217;s photo director, here. You may remember hearing from me last year&amp;amp;#8212;and the year before that&amp;amp;#8212;and the year before that&amp;amp;#8212;and I&amp;amp;#8217;m back again to discuss something dear to my heart: cancer. But more specifically, how we all can help prevent it. So here&amp;#x27;s my plea&amp;amp;mdash;and how you can help:EVERY FOUR MINUTES&amp;amp;#8212;yes it&amp;amp;#8217;s a cancer letter!&amp;amp;#8212;someone is diagnosed and every 10 minutes someone passes from blood cancer. As many of you know, I happen to be the one in that equation who was diagnosed five years ago and faced it again this Christmas. Is there an odder saying than Christmas chemo? I don&amp;amp;#8217;t think so. I just successfully finished an eight-week protocol this summer that has me feeling better, stronger, and happier than I have been in years! So when I got home to get in bed and read the paper about a month ago, it became very clear to me that I needed to throw myself back into an effort that is near and dear to me. I was in the obit section, grieving over two people I don&amp;amp;#8217;t know. Dr. Bruce Dan, who so brilliantly made the public aware of toxic shock syndrome, died at age 64 after an inspired career of research and awareness, from a complication from a bone marrow transplant for leukemia. The other brave soul, Andy Whitfield, only 39, Australian and super HOT (think of TV show Spartacus; he was the lead), died of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Two out of the three obits on page were from blood cancers. I was stunned and realized I couldn&amp;#x27;t wait any longer to fundraise for my walk. Don&amp;#x27;t know about the walk? It&amp;#x27;s called Light the Night, and it&amp;#x27;s the NYC Leukemia and Lymphoma Society&amp;#x27;s annual walk for cancer over the Brooklyn Bridge. If you&amp;#x27;re in New York, the walk is TOMORROW, October 5, from 7-10pm (ET), and I&amp;#x27;d love to have you walk with me and the rest of Team Glamour. But even if you&amp;#x27;re not in NYC, you can still help. Find a walk in your area, read this article in the New York Times, &amp;amp;#8220;An Immune System Trained the Kill Cancer,&amp;quot; spread the word, and most of all help me raise awareness. And of course, you can donate! But most importantly, you can help by getting your blood checked yearly. Just in case you you forget, I&amp;#x27;ll be back next year to remind you again. When was the last time you had your blood checked? Do you know anyone with a blood cancer? More Ways to Get Glamour: Chat with celebs, VIP fashion stars, beauty pros and more on our Facebook page! Visit Facebook.com/glamour for this month&amp;amp;#8217;s schedule Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad--print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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