Alese Coco died on May 7. 2007 after a 5 year battle with Hodgkins. She was 23 years old. See her story here.
Her family and supporters have begun an organization to fund research and programs particularly for Hodgkins Disease. The new website looks great!
I'd highly recommend reading the "Hodgkins Myths" section of the Fight 2 Win site.
Why funding just for Hodgkins is important? Consider the last paragraph of that page:
Because Hodgkin's is considered curable by many and affects a relatively small number of people, about 8,400 each year in the United States, researchers and drug companies have no incentive to study this disease in search of a cure. Finding a cure depends on the efforts of the people whose lives have been touched by this disease and on researchers who care. While the chance of a cure may be high compared to some other cancers, for patients and the people who love them, only a 100% cure rate is acceptable.
There are 30 sub-types of lymphoma - 5 of them are Hodgkins. The other 25 are Non-Hodgkins. (see LRF for more details)
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