BETH BRAGG
Many of us feel as though we knew Susan Butcher, even if the extent of our knowledge consisted of watching her and her dogs on Fourth Avenue each March at the start of the Iditarod.
Far from her Alaska home and the dogs she loved so much, four-time Iditarod champion Susan Butcher died Aug. 5 in a Seattle hospital.
Butcher says she'll conquer leukemia
With the single-minded focus she once applied to winning 1,100-mile sled dog races, four-time Iditarod champion Susan Butcher has launched a seven-month campaign to beat her leukemia and an associated blood disease.
4-time Iditarod champ diagnosed with leukemia
Four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champ Susan Butcher, who battled ferocious Bering Sea storms to dominate dog-mushing in the 1980s and become one of the nation's most celebrated sportswomen, is now fighting for her life in a Seattle hospital.
Butcher prepares for marrow transplant
Susan Butcher has a bone marrow donor -- and a backup donor too. So far she's weathered the second round of chemotherapy well. And now the plan is for a bone marrow transplant in early April.
For Susan Butcher there's no turning back
Four-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Susan Butcher has been fighting leukemia since she was diagnosed in December. To give her the best chance at a cure, she's gambling on an experimental treatment.
Bone marrow drive to aid musher, father (12-19-05)
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Web site
Butcher says she will conquer leukemia (12-10-05)
Butcher's plight lures many to donor registry (12-31-05)
Information on bone marrow transplants
What's next for Alaskans tested as possible donors for Susan Butcher (1-17-06)
Butcher prepares for marrow transplant (2-20-06)
The Blood Bank of Alaska Web site
4-time Iditarod champ diagnosed with leukemia (12-09-2005)
Fresh from what she described as a "magical week" along the Iditarod Trail, not as a musher but as an observer, Susan Butcher was in high spirits Wednesday.
What's next for Alaskans tested as possible donors for Susan Butcher.
Last month, a record 1,147 people throughout Alaska had their blood drawn in hopes of adding their name to the national bone marrow registry. What does joining the donor registry mean? And if you do match someone in need of a transplant, how do you donate
Information on bone marrow transplants
Susan Butcher embraces new role off the trail (5-14-1995)
A weary Susan Butcher wins second Iditarod (3-19-1987)
Butcher's record run Iditarod champ praises her dogs (3-15-1990)
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Web site
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Iditarod 1991 10-day race? Not this year Butcher's swift team hit walls of storm (3-17-1991)
The first steps to Nome (3-4-2001)
Iditarod '91 Butcher leading the dash to Nome (3-14-1991)
Butcher calls 1991 team "Best ever" (2-28-1991)
The Blood Bank of Alaska Web site
Butcher sharpens focus (12-7-2003)
Information on Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
4-time Iditarod champ diagnosed with leukemia (12-09-2005)
Manley musher sets new record for Iditarod race (3-13-1986)
Butcher makes it three Iditarod championships leaves her challengers behind (3-17-1988)
Champions never loose in defeat, Butcher shows dignity that earns respect (3-16-1989)
Butcher's plight lures many to donor registry
More than a thousand Alaskans came forward Friday to literally offer a piece of themselves to Iditarod champion musher Susan Butcher and anyone else who might be sick enough to need new bone marrow.
Bone marrow drive to aid musher, father
A bone marrow drive will be held at various locations around the state on Friday to help dog musher Susan Butcher and fellow Alaskan Michael Donaldson.
Information on bone marrow transplants
Susan Butcher embraces new role off the trail (5-14-1995)
A weary Susan Butcher wins second Iditarod (3-19-1987)
Butcher's record run Iditarod champ praises her dogs (3-15-1990)
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Web site
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Iditarod 1991 10-day race? Not this year Butcher's swift team hit walls of storm (3-17-1991)
The first steps to Nome (3-4-2001)
Iditarod '91 Butcher leading the dash to Nome (3-14-1991)
Butcher calls 1991 team "Best ever" (2-28-1991)
The Blood Bank of Alaska Web site
Butcher sharpens focus (12-7-2003)
Information on Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
4-time Iditarod champ diagnosed with leukemia (12-09-2005)
Manley musher sets new record for Iditarod race (3-13-1986)
Butcher makes it three Iditarod championships leaves her challengers behind (3-17-1988)
Champions never loose in defeat, Butcher shows dignity that earns respect (3-16-1989)
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