Thumbs Up Benefit Walk/Run Help Jennifer Linnabary

Fighting Mantel Cell Lymphoma

Jennifers Benefit Walk/Run will take place at Kestrel Point in Winton Woods Park on Saturday, August 13, 2011, from 8 am to 12 pm. Please come have a great time and support a great cause! There will be food, music, refreshments and fun for the whole family. All donations welcome!
Jennifer Linnabary is married to Tim Linnabary and is the mother of Ben, a student at Colerain High School, and Becca, former graduate of Colerain High School and a current student at Miami University-Hamilton. Every day Jennifer Benjamin Linnabary, fights for the livelihood of tens of thousands of intellectually and physically disaJennifers son bled people. She co-created Project SEARCH in 1996, a program for helping the disabled get good, long-term jobs that give them quality of life. It is based at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center. Her awarded program spans nearly all 50 states and several countries. Now Jennifer is in her own personal fight with the resurgence of mantel cell lymphoma. Jennifer is only 1 of about 140 women in the US who have mantel cell lymphoma. It is a rare, aggressive blood cancer. Though the odds of finding a perfect match for a bone marrow transplant are 1 out of 4 in a family, 3 out of 5 of Jennifers siblings tested as a perfect match! In April, Jennifer faced one of the harsh realities of fighting this disease that so many cancer patients face no sick time left no paycheck coming. Jennifer is on medical leave having received a recent stem cell transplant from her brother, her family without income. She remains quarantined while in treatment to keep the new stem cells from rejecting her body. The financial toll from Jennifers first round was substantial. The cost of treatment out-of-pocket this time may exceed $350,000.

Jennifers work is changing the culture for the disabled workforce, creating a program for them to get good, longterm jobs that give them worth, purpose and stability.

Jennifer, who has spent her adult life devoted to her family and the disabled, now turns to her faith and her trust in the kindness of others. Please join us, Jennifer and Tims family and friends in supporting Jennifers journey. The goal is to raise $10,000 to help pay for Jennifers medical care. We also ask you to pray, and spread the word for others to pray for Jennifers recovery! Any amount you can give is appreciated. Donate site: Help Us Help Jennifer Linnabary Fight Cancerhttp://helpjenniferlinnabary.blogspot.com She can also be found on Facebook.

Assistant US Secretary of Labor Neil Romano and Jennifer Linnabary