7 Year Cancer Survivor!!

Age: 16

Hometown: Cambridge, Ontario

Currently a grade 11 student at Monsignor Doyle Catholic High School

On June 20th, 2003, at the age of 9, I was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour. After enduring a 10 hour surgery, seizures, a stroke, a post-surgery syndrome that left me unable to walk or talk, 31 radiation treatments and 52 weeks of chemo, it became clear to my family that I was a fighter.

I am now a seven year cancer survivor and I have not taken this title lightly. I have been invited by several community groups to share my story of hope and inspiration and have participated in many community events to help support a cause that’s close to my heart. One such event was the 2009 Sears National Kids Cancer Ride where I was asked to share my story with the national riders as they rode through Burlington. In my speech, I asked the riders to “ride for me until the day I can ride alongside you myself.” They listened, and in 2010, the Coast To Coast Foundation made my dream come true. Equipped with a tandem bike and captain, Drew Molnar, I rode across Ontario from Thunder Bay to Ottawa in an unforgettable, life-changing five day journey.

This year, I have set my sights higher and I have committed to riding the entire coast to coast journey on behalf of all those who can’t.

On September 7th, 2011, together with my tandem captain, Mark Burger, I will join the other National Riders from across Canada on a 16-day, 7,000 km epic adventure from Vancouver to Halifax in the fourth annual Sears National Kids Cancer Ride

I hope you will consider supporting me on my Survivor’s Journey and help make my new dream a reality.

“Help me prove that there is hope and there is life after cancer.”