• 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.

Volleyball Tournament this Saturday August 22 at the Double Dam Bar

 

Volleyball Tournament
This Saturday, August 22 at 12:00 noon there will be a Volleyball Tournament to benefit L.I.F.E. at the Double Dam Bar in Two Rivers.  There will be a DJ, a raffle, food, drinks, and more!  Please contact Amber Wachowski at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call her at 920-905-4008 if you would like to register.  Teams are $50, can have 4 or more players, and should be co-ed.  Bar league rules.  Thank you Amber for planning this!

Solinsky qualifies for finals at Berlin Worlds on Sunday!

Solinsky and Tegenkamp

Last year running pros Chris Solinsky and Simon Bairu gave Eric a lot of support while he was fighting his second bout with AML.  And today Chris qualified for the 5,000m finals on Sunday August 23rd at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin. The prelims had a very strong field of elites including Kenenisa Bekele who holds the world record of 12:37.35. Bekele finished with the fastest time of 13:19.77 followed by Matt Tegenkamp (also went to Wisconsin) with a 13:19.87. Solinsky was the only other American to qualify with a time of 13:20.64. We wish him the best of luck on Sunday! Click here to see a pic of Eric with Chris last summer.

Larry Hisle drove up to Two Rivers to see Eric today!

Eric and Mr. Hisle in Two Rivers
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August 15, 2009 - Today Milwaukee Brewers Legend Larry Hisle made the drive up all the way up to Two Rivers to see Eric!  He didn't come alone though, he brought with him a Prince Fielder game used bat, a jersey, and a baseball signed by Paul Molitor to Eric.  Larry has been to to the hospital to see Eric countless times, and is one of the most kind and caring individuals that there ever was.  Larry spends much of his time as a mentor for youth in the Milwaukee area, and has become a hero to many people.  Read more

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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