began frequently watching The Food Network during his treatment time at the hospital. Witherspoon used his cooking skills to raise funds for leukemia research and partnered with the Foundation to draw attention to the direct assistance needs of the same patient population. Witherspoon has been interviewed by Los Angeles Times, CNN, Channel 2 News, and cooked as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Bonnie Hunt Show. He is now in remission. References Cancer charities in the United States 1974 establishments in California Charities based in California Medical and health organizations based in California