To All,

For the ninth year in a row, I am planning to raise money for the Pan Mass Challenge in support of the Dana Farber Cancer Center. I retired in May of 2022 and remain grateful to still be able to meet the challenge of the PMC (I hope!) through the life affirming benefits of regular exercise. But there are far more important reasons to ride. First, is the inescapable fact cancer strikes us all in some way or another. I have cared for many cancer patients in my 41 year career as a physician. I have seen the devastating impact it can have on everyone it touches - but I've also seen the amazing progress against cancer made over the years. That is why your financial help is so important. Second, it has affected my family directly. My father had colon cancer, my mother ovarian cancer - aunts and uncles with prostate and lung cancer as well as myelodysplasia. My sister successfully completed treatment for breast cancer at Dana Farber last year. So yes, it is personal. If you have someone in your family or a friend who has cancer or lost their battle with it, please send me their name (ednalband@gmail.com) and I will include it on my jersey. Third, the money raised by our team (Riding as One) will support the care delivered to patients in our community who face financial challenges affording their treatment (known as the South Shore Patient Assistance Fund). Whatever you can give to help those confronting what may be the greatest challenge of their life is worth your consideration. Please contribute what you can to support DFCI's fight against cancer - for our community and their families.

Thank you sincerely for your help! Every donation brings us closer by the mile.

With gratitude,
Ed Nalband