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. 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. He wanted to see his son Lucas (now 4) 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 surgery to freeze his tumors. 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.
Within the first 48 hours of Kayur’s cancer diagnosis, 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 also in memory or honor of loved ones they have also lost or are actively fighting this disease. All of the funds raised support Dana-Farber Doctors in their research toward cancer 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 sponsor and provide hope for all those currently in treatment. When you or a family member gets a diagnosis like this, everyday counts. Dana-Farber provided our family so many more days, 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
TOTAL - $116,850
