Last year I acheived a feat that thousands before me have done but for me it felt like more than just a start. I could not go on assuming that my health was going to be a given. I have to continue to force myself to acheive goals that improve my health in anyway possible.

In the summer of 2023, a troupe of really great clinicians and surgeons intervened and caught something in me that was said could kill me in under three years. It's scary how fast things go from zero to 60. You may already know how this feels. One moment you think everything is fine and then, it's not. I'm lucky to have caught my cardiac problem early, while I'm still young and in good health otherwise but I know it could have been worse, so much worse for my family.

I'm riding again in the PMC because this is what I need to do but this is not about me. This is about you helping so many people who are going through something so terrible that we all want to forget could quite likely happen to any of us. Cancer is relentles and a committment to the research and care needed to cure all forms of it must be 10 times as tenacious.

Last year your contributions helped the team I ride with raise $1 million and this year with so much happening to curtail funding and charitable giving, our sponsor, The Warren Alpert Foundation, has committed to matching dollar for dollar up to $750,000 of the donations we raise. Which means you have a chance to contribute raising $1.5 million in direct funding for cancer research and treatment at Dana Farber.

Please consider donating to this effort. I can't forget why I'm riding and know that every small effort can make a huge difference in someone's life.