2019 Finish
What a crazy year this is! Life as we know it has changed dramatically! However, one thing hasn't taken a break from all of this chaos, and that is cancer. Cancer continues to wreak havoc on everyone and it doesn't stop. The 2021 ESR is still on schedule, but they have again offered the virtual ride for any riders who wish to participate. I was not planning on traveling to New York to do this ride again, but since I can participate from the roads around my own home, I am going to accept the challenge of riding 500 miles during the month of July. While 500 miles in a month is much less than 546 miles in a week, it's not so much about the miles as it is the cause.
2020 was another sad year as my wife lost her father to cancer. This adds another family member to this dreadful list of cancer victims. Bob Parker was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer (never a smoker) and we lost him after just 3 weeks! While we are grateful he did not suffer long, it is still heartbreaking to lose yet another family member to this damn disease.
And 2021 didn't start out too great either. My long time best friend from high school, Mark Coleman, passed away unexpectedly. He was a big advocate of cancer research after losing both of his parents to cancer. Therefore, I want to honor his work by carrying on those efforts.
I know these are very difficult times and I am just asking if you can make any amount of donation so we can continue the fight against this dreaded disease, I will be so grateful. I am doing what I can to fight this disease and hopefully find a cure and I am asking you to join me in this fight. This is our opportunity to change the state of cancer research for good. Together, we can fuel groundbreaking discoveries, find cancer cures and save lives.
Please consider making a donation to my efforts today. I've set a very modest fundraising goal $5,000. Far below what I have had in the past. No, I will not be shaving my head again this year but I will still greatly appreciate your support. No donation is too small, and every dollar adds up to something greater than any one of us could accomplish alone. Let’s make a difference together.
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