Pedal the Cause

I ride for many family and friends who have been impacted by cancer.

At the forefront of these, I ride in memory of my brother Dave, who lost his battle with prostate cancer on March 15, 2019. Although it's been 7 years since we lost him, his memory is still alive in all that knew him.  Dave was an inspiration to everyone around him. He had a positive attitude, a strong faith, and fought this battle hard for 7 years.

I ride in honor of my niece, Tonya Hopper, who kicked breast cancer's butt this past year, and is now cancer free.  

I ride in memory of Tara Boland, who lost her battle to breast cancer 12 years ago, but she gave cancer a run for the money. She kept her positive attitude and amazing attitude throughout the whole process.

This year, I ride for myself for making the difficult decision to have a proactive double mastectomy since I'm BRCA-2 positive, and my risk of breast cancer was extremely high. This genetic mutation runs strong through our family, and was the culprit behind both Dave and Tonya's cancer.   Thanks to my proactive surgeries, I went from 85% + risk of breast cancer risk down to less than 5%.  

My family, friends and I are proud to ride in honor and memory of these people at this year's Pedal. Please join us in supporting this amazing event that will help bring cures for all different types of cancer. 

Please support my efforts by donating to my fundraiser, and give with confidence knowing that 100% of your donation will fund lifesaving cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center and Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children's Hospital.