A type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that most often occurs in young people aged 12-30.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute

Please send prayer requests to prayers@burkitts.org.

Please pray for the full recovery of:

• Carol Lunsford - diagnosed July 2005. Undergoing treatment at MD Anderson, Houston. Requested by good friends, the Abraham family.
• Franklin Rechard Robinson - age 14 - diagnosed July 2005. Undergoing treatment at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham Alabama.
• Leo Cook - Age 16 - diagnosed July 2005. Undergoing 3rd week of Chemo treatment on August 10th.
• Jim Richards - diagnosed July 2005. Undergoing treatment.
• Bharath S. Nair - Age 2 1/2 - diagnosed June 2005. undergoing treatment in Lake Shore Hospital, Cochin, India. Requested by father, Suresh A. Nair.
• Daniel - Age 35 - Undergoing treatment in San Diego, CA. Wife Juli is expecting their first child.
• Billy Thomas - Age 35 - diagnosed August 2005. Undewrgoing treatment in Kansas City, MO.
• Kathy - diagnosed January 2005. Has undergone treatment at City of Hope. Requested by her sister-in-law, Kim.
• Thomas Sleeter - teenager - diagnosed August 2005.
• Korle, Clinton, Mama and Kevin - Undergoing treatment by Mercy Ships in Monrovia, Liberia. West Africa. Requested by Scott Harrison.
• John Daniel Baker - Age 7 - diagnosed August 2005. He is undergoing treatment at the St. Jude's Children's Research Center in Memphis, TN. Requested by Shana Newberry.
• Caleb Ford - diagnosed August 2005. Undergoing treatrment at AR Children's Hospital Requested by AR Department of Community Correction's staff members.
• Aaron Henry - Age 10 - diagnosed August 2005. Undergoing treatment in Sydney Australia.
• Jonathan Babcock - Age 15 - diagnosed August 2005. Undergoing treatment at MCV, The Medical College of Virginia. Requested by friend of the family, Cheryl Shelley.
• Dustin Jones - Age 6 - diagnosed August 2005. Undergoing treatment at Texas Children's Hospital.
• Douglass Scott Kooi - Age 50 - diagnosed August 2005. Requested by his little sister, Patti.
• Gielle - Age 10 - diagnosed September 2005. Undergoing treatment at Mott's Childrens Hospital in Michigan. Requested by Annie Melo.
• Maria Engel - Age 30 - diagnosed September 2005. Undergoing treatment at Yale New Haven Hospital in CT. Requested by her friend Elizabeth Caulfield.
• Gary Mosher - Age 58 - diagnosed July 2005. Undergoing treatment at Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis. Requested by Doug Mattox.
• Drew Llewllyn - diagnosed September 2005. Requested by Chloe van Riemsdijk and Jordan Dean.
• Edward Taintor - Age 75 - diagnosed November 2005. Undergoing treatment at UMass, Worcester, MA Requested by Daughter-In-Law Kate Taintor.
• Robert Doutch - Check Blog at www.caringbridge.org/visit/robertdoutch
• John Livigni - Age 59 - Undergoing treatment at Florida Hospital East in Orlando. Requested with blessed wishes, Anne (wife), Vera (daughter), and John (son).
• Mary Ann Kramer - Age 68 - Undergoing treatment at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Requested by family.
• Megan Mcdonald - Age 15 - Check Blog at www.caringbridge.org/visit/meganmcdonald
• GEON - Age 51 - diagnosed August 2005. Undergoing treatment in Taiwan. Requested by daughter, Jane.
• Michele Miller - Age 44 - Requested by sister, Melissa Baird.
• Scott Hampton - Age 31 - Under going treatment in The Royal Marsden in London. Requested by best friend, Paul Taboure.
• Doug Paschal - diagnosed October 2005. Requested by friends of Fort Worth, Texas.
• Bernard C. Kennedy - diagnosed August 2005. Requested by wife and family.
• Terri Dietiker - diagnosed October 2005.
• Austin Toner - Age 12 - Undergoing treatment in Grand Rapids, MI. Requested by Cheryl Ann Bennett.
• Scott Brisbin - Age 23 - diagnosed October 2005. Requested by John & Vicki.
• Claire Richardson - Age 7 - Undergoing treatment in Birmingham, Alabama.
• Alicia Ruiz - diagnosed October 2005. Undergoing treatment at Scottsdale North. Requested by Liza Schrier.
• Claire - Age 8 - Undergoing treatment in Birmingham, Alabama. Requested by uncle, Kent Mcphail.
• Patrick - Age 15 - diagnosed October 2005. Requested by aunt, Hope Kanaley.
• Zackary - Age 20 - diagnosed August 2005. Currently undergoing treatment in Minnesota. Requested by girlfriend, Tracie.
• David A.Lloyd - Age 63 - diagnosed October 2005. Undergoing treatment at Heartland Hospital, Birmingham, England. Requested by family.
• Michael McDaniel
• Robert D. Sain - diagnosed November 2005. Requested by Dianne Sain.
• Matt B Undergoing treatment in Santa Fe.
• Randy Patterson - Age 26 - diagnosed December 2005. Undergoing treatment at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati, OH. Requested by his father, Jesse Patterson.
• Brenda Thomas In Pittsburg hospital.
• Rainell Young - Age 13 - diagnosed January 2006. Requested by Uncle Giggy.
• Dalton Causey - Age 4 - diagnosed January 2006. Undergoing treatment at Children's Hospital in Birmingham, AL. Requested by Valerie Aplin and many more friends of the family.
• Kaushik - Age 17 - diagnosed May 2005. Undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chennai, India, Adyar Cancer Institute. Requested by aunt, Lakshmi Jagdeesh.
• Shahan - diagnosed January 2006. Undergoing treatment at CHOPS.
• Cousin of Karl and Rita Marquardt - Age -43 - Waiting for treatment of chemo in Marshfield, WI.
• Tina Green -diagnosed January 2006. Requested by very close friends, Pat & Bob Gregg.

Please pray for the families and loved ones of those who have passed:

• Family of Jeffrey A. Martin. Passed June 11, 1999. (See memorial for Jeff on our memorial page.)
• Family of Ben
• Family of Katie Turner. (See memorial for Katie on our memorial page.) Please remember Katie, her mother Linda, her father David, and her sisters Carrie and Kristen.
• Fay(mum), Jennifer(new bride), Nicole(sister) and the extended family of Paul Anthony Chambers (1963-1998) - Sydney, Australia and Tuxedo Park, New York.
• Family of Scotland D. Pressley
• Family of Rebecca Lynn Murdoch. Passed July 8, 2000. Special prayers for Barbara and Steve
• Family of Kelly J. Roark. (See memorial for Kelly on our memorial page.)
• Family of Sherri-Lee Guilbert. Passed March 7, 2000. (See memorial for Sherrie-Lee on our memorial page.)
• Family of Mark Blan. Passed September 4, 1994.
• Daughter Peggy Jones and family of Celestina Vail Featherston Jones. Deceased October, 2000. (See memorial for Celestina on our memorial page.)
• Family of Aulia Rizky - Age 14 - Passed November 23, 2000 in Jakarta, Indonesia. A special prayer for his cousin, Hayuswari Hasthakirti.
• Family and friends of Busola Oduwole
• Family and friends of Colleen A. Kelly. Passed August 6, 2000. (See memorial for Collen on our memorial page.)
• Family of Joshua Matranga - dad, sister, brother, step-mom and mother. Passed July 31, 1999. (See memorial for Joshua on our memorial page.)
• Family of Joe Rucki- Mother Barbara and two sisters Jennifer and Sandy. Passed August 10, 2000.
• Family of Joshua Matranga - dad, sister, brother, step-mom and mother. Passed July 31, 1999. (See memorial for Joshua on our memorial page.)
• Family of Joe Rucki- Mother Barbara and two sisters Jennifer and Sandy. Passed August 10, 2000.
• Family and friends of Carlos Maldonado. Passed August 2, 2001.
• Please pray for my sister Reneann Porter. I am her brother/donor. She died after a 9 month battle with Burkitts on Sept. 5th 2000. I am greiving and looking for? Cliff
• Family and friends of Sebastian Winegardner. He passed on Sept. 3, 2001 . (See memorial for Joshua on our memorial page.) We all love you Sebastian. Love always, mom, tiki tiki & dad
• Family and friends of Leigh Kinkelaar who passed September 12th, 2001. She was just 12 Years old. Her Final Word... ("Remember").
• Wife and family of Gary Ole Anderson who passed March 27, 2002.
• Family and friends of Patricia Alexander who passed on April 2, 2002.
• Family of Eric William Redifer Hood who passed April 17, 2002.
• Family of Effie Wleczyk who passed on April 18, 2002.
• Family of Leah Mailloux who passed April 19, 2002.
• Family of Kent Simcoe. Kent was diagnosed May 1, 2002 and passed May 25, 2002.
• Family of Paul Burns Hamilton. Paul passed September 27, 1995.
• Family and Friends of Dylan Miceli. Dylan passed on Nov.12,2002. He was a courageous and brave 5 year old. Pray especially for his parents Marilyn and Peter Miceli who were by his side all the way.
• Family and Friends of Marilyn Rabenold. Mom was diagnosed on May 16, 2002 and passed on March 21, 2003. We miss her so much.
  Husband Norman, Daughters Donna and Debbie, Sons and sons-in-law Doug, Brian, Lee and Jim, grandson Nathan.
  Thank you for all the prayers.
  Debbie Stewart, Marilyn's daughter
• Family and Friends of Robert Forsythe. Robert passed February, 2003. Bob was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is greatly missed by all who knew him. May God Bless him and all others afflicted with this disease.
• Prayers that Gary Westfall, Jr now sits next to God and that he is in pain no more. He passed away August 5 , 2003. He was 28 years old.
• Family and Friends of Donal Flynn Ireland, our loving brother who passed from us on October 21, 2003 . First diagnosed March 2002. For all his courage and Faith, we will never forget you .
  Allen
• Family and Friends of Alfred Ray Wilson- Joplin, Missouri- (September 6, 1951-September 10, 2002) He died after a 9 month battle with the cancer. He was always hopeful for a cure till the end. He never lost his faith in the Lord. He was a very brave man. We miss him alot and he will always remain in our hearts. We love you very much.
  Your Niece Lisa and her family Jack, Heather, Jessica, and Travis.
• Family and Friends of Eric John Schonhoff, (4/14/97-10/27/03) East Dubuque, Illinois. Died at age 6 after 5 months of intense chemotherapy. Eric will be remembered for his gifted personality traits. He taught many about love, courage, and acceptance.
• MARLON DAVID BLACKBURN Dayton, Ohio ( July 15, 1975 - November 28, 1993 )
  Passed over after a four and half month battle with Burkitts. He fought so strong and never gave up untill his last gasp His was a joy to have as a son, my heart would with pride as watch him grow into a young man. he was full of hopes and dreams for his future life. He touched all them that came to know him. He's sadly missed by all who came to love him. He was 18 years old. A Fathers sorrow.
  I love and miss you "Boo"
  Love Daddy
  Bruce Blackburn
• Family and friends of Brian Hill, who passed at home on January 11, 2005 after a courageous fight.
• Please pray for the family and friends of Bob Ricci, who passed away after an intense five month battle with Burkitt’s Lymphoma on May 29th, 2005 at the age of 41. We all miss him more than any words can say and our grief is unbearable. Special prayers requested for his closest three friends Bob, Beth, & Joe, who loved him most!
• Please pray for peace for Samira N. and strength for her family to live life now without her.
• Please pray for the family of Michael Malone, who passed away July 5, 2005 at the young age of 35, after an 8 month courageous battle. Michael was the sunshine of our family and the pain of his absence is unbearable. Love his parents, John and Rose, and his sisters, Vicki and Kathy.
• Please pray for the family of Diego Jesus Geier, who passed away June 29, 2004. Requested by Grandma and Grandpa Geier.
• Please pray for the family of William Tucker, who passed away January 29, 2006. Lovingly sent by Aunt-in-law of son, William Bradley Junior and wife Adrienne.
• Please pray for the family and friends of Timothy Wolford who passed September 21, 05. His loss has been a great one to so many left behind. Pray that they can all find the strength they will need in each other, and that they know that Timmy will live on in each and every one of their minds and hearts forever. Thank you.
• Please pray for the family of Greg Fisk who passed away on January 15, 2005 after a 10 month battle with Burkitt's Lymphoma.
• Please pray for DeWayne Gotts family and friends. He was a wonderful friend, father and companion. He saved many lives and touched many peoples lives as an outstanding paramedic. He passed on January 29, 2006 at 36 years old. Love, his very dear friend and at one time his right hand in the ambulance...Kimberly Hassler.
  
  

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