I PMC BECAUSE I HAVE TO: 2020 IS MY 17TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR PARTICIPATING. CANCER DOESN'T REST. NEITHER DO I!!

For the 17th consecutive year, I will participate in the Pan Mass Challenge on August 1-2, 2020. The question is will I be riding. I´m currently in a strengthening program for my quad and hamstring of my right leg. This will hopefully allow me to put off total knee replacement surgery in April and be able to get on a bike for some miles! I will keep you posted on my progress.

Whether I am able to ride or not my mission and goal will remain the same. To raise as much money as possible for research and patient care at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. My minimum goal is $10,066 which will bring me to $150,000-lifetime fundraising!

Cancer sucks. It doesn't even care if you already beat it. It doesn't care how old you are or about your social status. Cance is not one disease it is over 200 different diseases. What cancer doesn't know is the PMC is it's worst nightmare. We are making incredible progress and many diseases are now curable or chronic. But many people die. Too many friends, too many family members.

This year my PMC is dedicated to a great man, Dr. Ralph Aserkoff. Dr. A, as he was known, was a premier OB-GYN in Boston for over 40 years. He delivered over 10,000 babies during his illustrious career and was Stephanie, my wifes boss, for 27 years. He was also a friend to Stephanie and me and he signed our Katuba, marriage contract in 1993. He was a husband, a father, and a grandfather and fought cancer for many years. Rest in peace Dr. A.

This is my 13th as the captain of my team THE PATRIOTS PLATELET PEDALERS. Our team is my second family and they and the PMC have become part of my fabric, my DNA, my story. I have witnessed so many great successes in treatment for friends and loved ones, but I have also seen too many tragic and painful deaths. I can't sit by and be a spectator. This year I work in memory of so many I've lost over the years. Too many to name, but I hold them all close to my heart.

Let's do this! Your donation is fully tax-deductible and thanks to corporate underwriting of the event, every single rider-raised penny goes to DFCI to continue the ground-breaking research and to help patients. Please donate online or mail donations to me at 10 Hampshire Avenue, Sharon, MA 02067. Please make checks payable to PMC

Peace! Gary