David Henry, Carlos Salgado, Guadalupe Fernandez will tour across the country (coast to coast) on bike to honor Antonia Henry's life and year-long battle with Lymphoma as well as to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
2. Antonia was the humble mother of 5
children. She lived in the south side
suburb of Chicago, Blue Island, IL. She
worked as a Parent Liaison at Dwight D.
Eisenhower High School helping
orientate parents and their children with
the public school system. She was the
most honest, beautiful, and hospitable
woman alive. If you want to hear about
the influence she had on the people
around her, simply ask any one of them.
She has been regarded as a teacher, a
servant, a mentor, and a devoted wife
MOMMA HENRY and mother.
3. On Nov. 26th, 2010, Antonia was diagnosed with B-Cell Lymphoma. She
underwent extensive chemotherapy, radiation, more medications than I
can list, and a stem cell transplant. None of her treatments would have
been possible without the financial and emotional help from the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). They helped pay for my mom's co-
pays for medication, treatment, and health insurance. Without the help of
LLS, the treatment my mother needed would not have been possible.
On November 14th, 2011 my mom passed away.
She fought valiantly, but the combination of a
heart attack and the resurgence of the
lymphoma were too much for her body to
handle. She came home for hospice care to
spend her final time with her family. She died
three hours after coming home in the comfort of
her living room with her family by her side.
4. TREK ACROSS AMERICA
MISSION
To raise funds for the treatment of Leukemia and Lymphoma for
people who could not otherwise afford it. We are going to raise the
funds through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
5. TREK ACROSS AMERICA
This upcoming summer Guadalupe Fernandez, Carlos Salgado, and David
Henry will bike from San Francisco, CA to Chicago, IL and then on to Yorktown,
VA. Our plan is to camp most nights for approximately two months. Our ultimate
goal is to raise money for the LLS to help other families who cannot afford to
pay for treatment. My family has been entirely blessed and Guadalupe, Carlos,
and David want to help LLS continue to help others.
6. BIKE TEAM
David Wayne Henry
Blue Island, IL
§ Sophomore at The College of
William & Mary
§ Government
§ Learned to ride at age 4
7. BIKE TEAM
Carlos Salgado
Robbins, IL
§ Sophomore at Georgetown University
§ Business / Engineering
§ Learned to ride at age 7
8. BIKE TEAM
Guadalupe Fernandez
Blue Island, IL
§ Sophomore at Georgetown University
§ International Politics – Security
Studies
§ Learned to ride at age 5
9. HOW YOU CAN HELP
• Spread our cause follow us on Twitter and Facebook
@mommahenrystrek www.facebook.com/
mommahenrystrekacrossameirca
• Donate to LLS MommaHenrysTrek.org
• Sponsor our trip Obviously this will require a lot of financing for
3 college students to undertake
• We are aware of what we have ahead of us and are prepared to do
whatever we have to in order to make this trip possible. If there is
anything you can do to aide us in our mission please let us know.
mommahenrystrek@gmail.com