Cycling For Cancer

me: 2 / cancer: 0

I am a two time cancer survivor.

I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in June 2003. Given less than a 40% chance of surviving, I was inspired by Lance Armstrong to not lose hope and to fight the disease. In November 2003 I went into remission for 10 wonderful months. In October 2004 I was re-diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Three weeks later I was told I had both diseases (Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s). Again I was told my chances of survival were less than 40%. Through all of this I never lost hope and strived to LiveSTRONG as Mr. Armstrong would say. I had a Auto Stem Cell Transplant 12/31/2004 and this has put my cancer in remission.

Chemo I have had:

06/03 – 11/03: CHOP+R (10)
10/04: ABVD (1)
11/04: ICE (2)
12/04: BEAM (5 days)
12/31/04: Auto Stem Cell Transplant
03/05: Radiation (17)

I started cycling again in the summer of 2004 thanks to my brother in law. I got bit by the competition bug in Sept 2005 and competed in my first Duathlon before earning a Green Jersey for the 2005 Ride for the Roses in Austin, Texas. I rode 70 miles for that event and was only 290 days out from my Auto Stem Cell Transplant.

The purpose of this site is to attempt to create a Cycling Team called Cycling For Cancer (this site) with the goal being to get cancer survivors interested in competing, but the group is open to anyone that wished to ride or compete in various events.

I hit my 5 year mark on New Year’s Eve 2009 and considered CURED! I attribute alot of my success to my wife, my great doctors @ the Wilmot Cancer Center, and cycling.

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