Melanoma took my father in 2013. Nine years later, my mother passed away due to lung cancer. So I have long known that I have to be aware of my own cancer risk.

Just days before Pelotonia in August 2024, I found a lump in my neck. That led me to my first of many visits to The James. Over the course of seven months, I fought a rare, adult form of Ewings Sarcoma. I had surgery, radiation and chemotherapy and spent over 30 nights in the hospital. I had a horrible several months with extreme fatigue, a stomach feeding tube for two months and I lost my voice for almost two months due to a paralyzed vocal chord.

On March 26, 2025, my oncologist declared that I was in remission. That diagnosis has been reaffirmed quarterly and as recently as March 19, 2026. There is no sign of the cancer.

I plan to ride 100 miles again this year for Pelotonia so others can have the same life-saving treatment that I received. I hope you will support my ride.