I am really excited that I will be participating in my second PMC ride this August 6th alongside my dad in his 13th ride to raise money for cancer research. I, like so many, have had loved ones impacted by and lost to cancer. I lost my wonderful Yia Yia (grandmother) to cancer in 2009 and my mom was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. Thankfully she is in good health now but those months watching her fight, unsure how serious and potentially life threatening this disease could be, were some of the scariest and most stressful my family has experienced. It's for my mom, my Yia Yia, and so many others, that I am inspired to ride and fundraise to support the Dana-Farber Cancer institute's research and mission to find a cure.