Blood Sweat and Cheers

$250

Welcome to my Huntsman SportsFest fundraising page!

Thank you for visiting my Huntsman Sportsfest fundraising page!   In 2021, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma — a blood cancer. Thankfully, I’m in the early stages of the disease andMore...

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Marisa's Team
Blood, Sweat & Cheers 10K

 

Welcome to my Huntsman SportsFest fundraising page!

Team/Family Members:
Chris Smith, Smith

Thank you for visiting my Huntsman Sportsfest fundraising page!  

In 2021, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma — a blood cancer. Thankfully, I’m in the early stages of the disease and have been receiving care at Huntsman Cancer Institute ever since.

Because of my early diagnosis, I’ve had the time to research, ask questions, and explore every possible treatment option — including a clinical trial I was accepted into at Sloan Kettering in New York. But when I learned that the same trial wasn’t available in Utah due to funding, I knew something had to change.

Now, I’m on a mission — not just to fight for my own future, but to help bring greater access, awareness, and equity in care to patients everywhere, no matter where they live. I'm walking, running, and raising my voice for those who can’t, including my good friend Kara Harris, who is courageously battling a rare form of blood cancer.

I’m challenging everyone I know to give just $25 to support research, access to clinical trials, and better treatment options for blood cancer patients here in Utah and beyond...and if you feel the need to give more, I'd be INCREDIBLY grateful because every dollar makes a difference — no gift is too small, and no gift is too big. 

Let’s walk, run, and rally together to bring hope (and a cure) closer to home!

Huntsman Cancer Institute

Huntsman Cancer Institute's mission is to understand cancer from its beginnings, to use that knowledge in the creation and improvement of cancer treatments, to relieve the suffering of cancer patients, and to provide education about cancer risk, prevention, and care.

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah is a nationally recognized research center and treatment hospital in Salt Lake City. We serve patients with all types of cancer, who come from throughout the Mountain West, including Utah and parts of Idaho, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming.

Our doctors and scientists include world-renowned experts dedicated to the highest quality standards and driven by the commitment to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.

Goal
$25,000
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Raised
$
250

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