Friends and family of Pedro Javier Roman or as they knew him, “Javi,” braced the Acton winds Sunday morning to hold the second annual remembrance of the former Valencia football player. At Vincent Hill Station, located just off of Sierra Highway, community members gathered for the second time with one goal: to keep Roman’s spirit alive. “I just want to ...
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Second Annual Remembrance Of Pedro Javier Roman
A second annual remembrance of former Valencia High School football player Pedro Javier Roman, who died due to leukemia in 2021 is scheduled for the end of January. Roman was a 17 year old Valencia student who lost his years-long battle against leukemia in 2021. He was described by loved ones as “a true warrior and fighter.” After this death, ...
Read More »Memorial Ride To Honor Valencia High School Football Player Who Passed Away From Leukemia
In loving memory of Pedro “Javi” Roman, a Valencia High School student who battled Leukemia for two years, Santa Clarita’s Studio 7 Foundation has scheduled a memorial ride almost exactly one year after the 17-year-old passed away in 2021. Described as “a true warrior and fighter” by family friend Alana Altmeyer, Javi not only touched the lives of his loved ...
Read More »GoFundMe Set Up For 19-Year-Old COC Student Diagnosed With Leukemia
Friends and family have set up a GoFundMe for Sean Flaharty, a 19-year-old College of the Canyons student from Santa Clarita who was diagnosed with Leukemia earlier this month. On Saturday, Oct. 10th, the COC student and Saugus High graduate admitted himself into the Emergency Room at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital for what he thought was a kidney stone, said ...
Read More »Valencia High Football Player With Leukemia Seeks Bone Marrow Donation
Valencia High School is set to host a blood drive and bone marrow donor registration in honor of Pedro Roman, a Valencia High Junior diagnosed with leukemia last year who is now in need of a bone marrow transplant. In September 2019, Pedro Roman was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and a GoFundMe was set up by family friend Alana ...
Read More »Valencia JV Football Players Shave Heads In Solidarity With Teammate Diagnosed With Leukemia
Members of the Valencia High School junior varsity football team recently visited Aldo Barber Shop to have their heads shaved in support of their teammate, Pedro Roman, who has been diagnosed with leukemia. The team took turns hopping into the barber’s chair for their opportunity to show their support for their ill teammate and friend. Aldo Sanchez, the owner and ...
Read More »Santa Clarita Toddler Fighting Leukemia To Have Fundraiser, Bone Marrow Drive
The Harmon’s were out of town on vacation when they received unexpected news about their toddler. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Two-year-old Tinnley and her family were visiting her grandmother for Thanksgiving in Seattle when she began to have cold-like symptoms. Tinnley had been experiencing a fever for multiple nights, along ...
Read More »Leukemia And Lymphoma Society To Host Benefit Concert For Good Cause
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society are set to host a benefit concert Friday night to raise money toward curing these types of cancers. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society benefit concert is scheduled for Feb. 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Global Prep Academy. During ...
Read More »‘Kisses For Kaden’ 5K Fundraiser Planned For Local Child With Leukemia
Santa Clarita Valley residents are invited to rally behind a 3-year-old boy and his fight against Leukemia this March in a 5K fundraiser. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Community members can participate in the event to support Kaden Schanfarber, a boy who was 2 when when he was diagnosed with Acute ...
Read More »Leukemia and Lyphoma Society – October 17, 2016
Host: Janice Murray Right Click Here to Download! Click Here to Listen! Leukemia and Lymphoma Society California Southland “The mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS exists to find cures and ensure access to treatments for blood cancer patients. We ...
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