LLS kicked off its annual Visionaries of the Year campaign [Video]

SOCIETY HAS KICKED OFF THEIR VISIONARIES OF THE YEAR CAMPAIGN. IT’S A TEN WEEK FUNDRAISING COMPETITION. ALL FOR A GREAT CAUSE. WDSU’S AUBRY KILLION IS TAKING PART AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. LUKE BATTELLE IS IN THE STUDIO. GOOD MORNING LUKE. GOOD MORNING. SO CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR INCREDIBLE STORY? YEAH. SO I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA WHENEVER I WAS TEN YEARS OLD. IN THE FOURTH GRADE. AND I DID FOUR ROUNDS OF CHEMOTHERAPY. AND THEN I HAD TO HAVE A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT, WHICH MY SISTER WAS MY DONOR. SO. AND IF I WOULDN’T, IF SHE WASN’T MY DONOR, THEN I WOULD HAVE PASSED AWAY, WHICH I’M VERY THANKFUL FOR. AND, UM, SO I’VE BEEN IN FOUR YEARS, REMISSION. SO YEAH, THAT’S …