Why I'm fighting should be simple, I'm a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with Leukemia when I was 4 and have been in remission for over 20 years. But if this was just about me, there is no way I would sign up to take a punch.

I'm fighting for doctors like Dr. Newburger, who rearrange their schedules so a sick kindergartener doesn't miss morning recess.

I'm fighting for nurses like Helen, who raise the spirits of kids during treatment, and are still there for the years of follow up appointments.

I'm fighting for the families that have had their worlds turned upside down, who have spent more time in hospitals than they ever should have to.

I'm fighting for research; so that more progress is made in the next 20 years than has been made in the last.

I'm fighting so one day another 4 year old won't have to fight quite so hard.