• Created in honor of Eric McLean, the Leukemia Ironman Fundraiser for Eric (L.I.F.E.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to cancer survivorship by providing assistance to cancer patients in need, scholarship programs, and donating to cancer research laboratories. We will help draw awareness and contribute towards finding more effective treatments, and one day, a cure.

Billboard

A few rumors were starting to spread around and phone calls were coming in that firiends of mine had seen me and my website on a billboard!  It is located on Hwy 41 in Green Bay between Scheuring Road and Oneida Street.  Since I've been in the hospital I haven't had to the chance to go take a look...but here it is!

Billboard

Many thanks to Kevin Leurquin for making this happen!  Not only that, but Kevin also has connections with the Green Bay Packers.  Well, just a few days ago I received a whole box filled wilth Green Bay Packer Merchandise.   Autographed football, an Aaron Rodgers signed get well card, pictures, etc....

L.I.F.E. T-Shirts and Bracelets are in!!!

Eric wearing a LIFE shirt LIFE Bracelets
(Above: Eric wearing an orange LIFE Tshirt and bracelet)

Both LIFE T-Shirts and LIFE bracelets are now available!  As of right now, there are two main ways of getting one.  A shopping cart is set up on the website via the LIFE Store link on the left menu. 

If you have any questions please contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .   Also note, that if you have already paid for a bracelet and are still waiting for one, please contact us as well and we can either get it shipped out to you or arrange a pickup.  Also, the system will route you through www.PayPal.com for payments.

Love,
Eric

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  • The reason that these years have been the best is that I think that I might have had a somewhat positive impact on your lives and perhaps your understanding of what cancer is and what it can do, to both those of us that it has personally attacked and those of us who know someone who is going through it. -Eric McLean
  • I just want children to be left with a better life than what I was left with," he said. "I want them to experience the feeling I had in my life when I realized that I really mattered.
    ~ Larry Hisle
  • Realistically, I have two more Olympic cycles in me. I'm not going to let this beat me.  I've gained a lot of strength from you guys, if Eric can fight 5 times over I can overcome this one year of setbacks.
    ~ Chris Solinsky
  • Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men. ~ Albert Einstein
  • Never, never, never give up.
    ~ Winston Churchill
  • I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me! ~ Dr. Seuss
  • Once you choose hope, anything's possible.
    ~ Christopher Reeve
  • If you're going through hell, keep going.
    ~ Winston Churchill