Pan-Mass Team BBS (Brown Boy Strong)

In Memory of Kayur Shah 1982-2019

In 2017 Kayur Shah was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer while also battling the autoimmune disease, Scleroderma. Sadly, Kayur lost his courageous battle to these two diseases on June 17, 2019 but his memory lives on through us.

Once diagnosed, Kayur decided to fight and go through treatments at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston. He gained his strength to fight wanting to see his son, Lucas (now 6) grow up as long as possible. Over the course of his two-year battle, Kayur and his Oncology Care Team fought the good fight experimenting with as many treatment options as possible. He experienced countless radiation sessions, various types of chemotherapy, reactions to those chemotherapies and cryoablation surgery. Through all of the ups and downs Kayur remained focused on always keeping his sense of pride and humor, but most importantly he continued to be the most caring and loving husband to Chrissy, father to Lucas and friend to so many.

Kayur’s humor and pride came out best after his cancer diagnosis when he stated, “I want a hash tag” – so he got it – #BBS (Brown Boy Strong), and Brown v Cancer (Kayur was a lawyer advocating for children in the DCF) were created and in the summer of 2017, Kayur’s two uncles rode in their inaugural Pan-Mass Challenge officially as Team BBS.

Team BBS continues to grow and is composed of family and friends brought together by Kayur, but we ride for so many others. We ride and fundraise in memory or in honor of loved ones who have or are battling the various types of this disease. All of the funds raised support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in their research toward treatments and drug trials. This research and the breakthroughs in medical care are providing patients hope for extended time or better yet a life-saving treatment for an individual to be in full remission.

Please help support Team BBS by becoming a 2022 team sponsor. When you or a family member gets a diagnosis like Kayur did, you come to realize how much everyday counts. Dana-Farber provided Kayur’s family with an additional two years of moments and memories - so we ride in hope that every penny we raise can do the same for other families.

TEAM BBS

2017 - 2 riders - $10,045

2018 - 5 riders - $39,422

2019 - 6 riders - $67,383

2020 - 9 riders $59,117

2021 - 4 riders $60,600

TOTAL TEAM BBS RAISED - $236,567