It all happened after a trip to the ER for some erratic heartbeats. The blood tests came back reporting some irregularly high white blood cells counts. After months of tests with his oncologist, Steve received the news, he was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), a disease that usually affects people in their 60s or 70s. He handled his diagnosis incredibly well and never felt sorry for himself; he was determined to fight!
Steve has always been a guy who thinks the glass is half full. Being diagnosed with leukemia at the young age of 33 didn’t change that.
Steve and his wife, Karen, have been attending the Light The Night Walk since it began in Athens many years ago. He says, "So many people caring for other people and it is a lot of fun too." Steve admits that he is out there every year not for himself, but for the young kids and babies diagnosed with blood cancers. That, he says, is what it is all about. As for being the Light The Night’s Athens Honored Hero? "I think it’s pretty cool, and an honor" he says "but I don’t think I have done anything heroic, and I don’t consider myself a hero, but I do hope I can be an inspiration to others".
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