Cancer has greatly affected my life: all four of my grandparents have fought it. Two of them are no longer here because of this horrific disease.

So I'm running my first ever Half Marathon to honor Augie, Doris, Shirley and Dick - four of the most important people in my life. I've never ran this far before, and my goal is to complete the race in under 2 hours. I'm nervous, but I know this race is nothing compared to what they faced.

I want to live in a world in which grandparents meet the spouses of their grandchildren; a world in which grandparents play with their great grandchildren. A world in which we have beaten cancer.

Please consider sharing or donating to my fundraiser to give hope to a cancer-free world. Together, we can do this. We can end cancer.

Thank you.