Putney Leukemia Scholarship Fund

This fund is being created to support students who have been affected by Leukemia, either directly or understand the physical, emotional, and financial challenges that accompany the disease. A diagnosis of Leukemia can often lead to the derailment of a student’s plans for college. The emotional and physical burden can cause a student to abandon their educational goals, and the high costs of cancer treatment can strip a family’s savings, making it even more difficult to pay for a college education. But Leukemia patients, and the people who love them, should not abandon their dreams of a college education. Specifically starting this fund/scholarship as my husband was diagnosed with leukemia in his teens and we understand the financial hardship and medical cost burden associated with keeping him alive.