My name is Wally Dressler and I am doing the Badger Challenge to raise money for cancer research. I lost my dad to cancer. I was ten years old when he died. Now I am thirteen. Even though three years has passed, it is still hard to believe he is not here.

I miss him. It sucks. It sucks to not have a dad with me every day. It’s hard. And sad. 

I miss doing things with him. I still do sail, mountain bike, ski, play baseball, and swim because of him. I started rowing this spring, too. Sometimes I try not to think about him because it makes me feel sad not to have him here with me.

He was a great dad. He was fun, funny, smart, interesting, adventurous, and an engineer at heart.

Though research did not make it in time for my dad, there is something we can do to help others. Please join us. Walk with us. And donate.