What is 3 for 31?
During the month of July, we ask participants to exercise 3 miles for 31 days to raise awareness for blood cancer patients and research. Whether your exercise of choice is walking, biking, swimming, climbing, rowing, water skiing, or any other mode of exercise you can think of, join us in spreading positivity and good vibes!
Add our WhatsApp group by clicking “join our team” and share photos of your progress for the 31 days of July! Those who complete all 31 days will have $31 donated in your name to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (so make sure to post every day!).
Good luck everyone, and let’s get after it!
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JOIN OUR TEAM!
You can join the JULY 3 MILES A DAY FOR 31 DAYS FOR 1 CAUSE challenge directly by joining the WhatsApp group linked under “Join our team” where you can post photos of your progress.
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FOLLOW US!
@ConneLLS for a Cure for updates on what we are up to from podcasts, updates and info on our journey.
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SHOP TO DONATE!
You can purchase the merchandise that Cedar designed. All proceeds go to the Leukemia + Lymphoma Society.
My Story
Many of you have been with and supported me during my blood cancer diagnosis of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. When I received the prognosis, everything in my life stopped: school, tennis training, travel, and socialization.
Fighting cancer became my only job.
The week after I was admitted to the hospital on March 9, 2022, I asked the nurses if I could have a stationary bike in my room so I could exercise. An unusual request since most patients are unable to walk, let alone bike on their own, the nurse, surprised, obliged. Just as the doctors were doing their jobs to cure my cancerous cells, I would do my job in mitigating muscle atrophy by keeping myself active. According to Erin McLaughlin, an oncology nurse navigator at OSF HealthCare, “physical activity is encouraged and aids in the recovery process.” To this end, I decided I would bike each day whether that be two minutes or thirty. Most days I could only do five or fewer, but as the treatments eased I was able to do more and more.
Now, as I near the last year of treatment, I want to give back to the other patients struggling, just as I did, by raising awareness. This July, in partnership with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, I ask each of you to exercise for a total of three miles each day. This can be done in any form of exercise you prefer, whether that is running, walking, biking, paddle-boarding, rowing, climbing, and anything else. Just get moving!
If you need (which I think you do 😁) some clothes to do your exercise in, I designed products that when purchased, all profits go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in pursuit of the cure for cancer.
Thanks to all those who participate! Good luck and happy exercising,
Cedar Connell
While I am not exercising in a hospital room anymore, I am not only trying to raise awareness but also spread hope.
My sister Posey and I captained a team (ConneLLS for a CURE) for Leukemia and Lymphoma Student Visionaries of the Year- our team won Nationals. Our team raised $620,200 in 7 weeks.
Help and Hope Happen Here podcast: June 2025
”Cedar Connell and his mom Kiki will talk about Cedar's diagnosis of B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when he was 15 years old in 2022 and will be completing his treatment this summer.”
