I have been on an extraordinary, inspiring journey the past six years and eight months. This journey began with the surprising diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukemia or AML on September 14, 2005. In other words, I was told that I had the scary “C” word, Cancer. Needless to say, I was shocked, overwhelmed and frightened […]
Golf Course Superintendent | Agronomist | Father | Philanthropist Don started his professional career as an assistant golf course superintendent at Colonial County,Fort Worth,Texas(March 1978 – January 1981). During this 3 year time frame he was involved in the preparation of the golf course for 3 PGA Tour events. He also took part in the […]
The world’s largest voluntary health organization, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was a natural fit for Armstrong, a blood cancer survivor, and he immediately felt a connection with the organization and its efforts. The organization has invested more than $600 million in research, nearly $71.4 million in fiscal year 2008 alone. Research funded by LLS […]
More than 912,000 Americans have leukemia, Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma or myeloma. Every four minutes, someone new is diagnosed with blood cancer. Every 10 minutes, someone loses their fight. Don Armstrong, a leukemia survivor, celebrated his fifth year in remission by running 10 marathons and raising $500,000 to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. While […]
More than 912,000 Americans have leukemia, Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma or myeloma. Every four minutes, someone new is diagnosed with blood cancer. Every 10 minutes, someone loses their fight. An estimated 139,860 people in the United States were diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma in 2009. Leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among […]
