Dr. Koller's Fifth Houston HPD Bicycle Relay Ride for the L&L Society

May 23, 2007

Hi, Fellow Survivors:

It’s time to let you know that my MD doctor, Dr. A. Koller,

will once again—for HIS fifth time—be participating in the Houston HPD

Bicycle Relay for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. You may recall that Dr.

Koller suffered from kidney cancer three years ago which caused him to have

one of his kidneys removed. This year, after having a quarter-size

metastasis removed from his lung, he considers himself once again

cancer-free and physically able to participate in this ride.

In addition to Houston firefighters, police, and other volunteers and

survivors, Dr. Koller’s daughter will ride for the second time after

she raised the $6,000 pledge minimum. The funds raised last year amounted

to $240,000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Dr. Koller believes that

the L & L Society provided the major funding for the discovery of Gleevec by

Dr. Druker, the first drug of the “Kinase Inhibitor” type. He also

tells me that today there are many exciting drugs in this category,

including two drugs approved to treat renal cell carcinoma, the type of

cancer Dr. Koller has.

The ride will be called “From NASA to NASA” and will leave from the

Space Center in Houston on June 12 at 8 AM and arrive at the Kennedy Space

Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on June 17. The relay ride is a 2,013

mile trip going through Little Rock, Arkansas; Memphis and Nashville in

Tennessee; Atlanta and Augusta in Georgia; Columbia, Florence, and

ton in South Carolina; Savannah, Georgia; ville, St. Augustine

Daytona Beach, and Orlando, Florida.

I hope that all of you will support Dr. Koller’s selfless efforts by making

a donation for his ride with whatever amount you can contribute. No amount

will be too small. You may make out your checks to “The Leukemia and

Lymphoma Society.” 100% of your donation is fully tax deductible.

Won’t you please send a note of encouragement and wishes to him and the

relay group (address below). He will proudly, as in the past, carry your

note with him across the finish line.

Please mail your checks to: A. Koller, MD

MD Cancer

Center-Box 428

1515 Holcombe Blvd.

Houston, TX 77030-4009

Thanks to all of you from your fellow survivor and list member,

Margot Menefee

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