It’s time to run cancer out of Connecticut.

For those of you who don’t know, I had come down with a very rare form of Hypoxia. If you don’t know what Hypoxia is, it is a lack of oxygen. The type that I had, I was told that there is no cure or treatment for it. My blood oxygen level was good, therefor they couldn’t just put me on oxygen. What was happening was, my body was not absorbing the oxygen after I had taken it into my lungs. Which means, my cells, tissues, muscles and more importantly my organs were not receiving the amount of oxygen that they should have been getting to function properly. By some sort of miracle that had passed, after 14 months, but none the less I am trying to get back to normal. I have dropped about half of the weight that I had put on during that timeframe and I am continuing to try and drop the rest. But the hardest part during these past two years was losing some loved ones, both family and friends of the family. Now that I am feeling better, I am ready to make a difference.

As 2026 is in full affect, my running schedule for the year is being focused around our military. I have currently signed up for the Distinguished Participant Challenge, Armed Forces Challenge and the Semper Paratus Challenge. With that being said, I have recently partnered up with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), specifically the Military Patient Relief Fund. During my events this year I will be raising funds and handing out some swag relating to the NBCF.

Why did I select this organization:

There are currently over 2 million female veterans and 14 million male veterans.

Military women are up to 40% more likely to develop breast cancer than civilians.

Military men get breast cancer too. While male breast cancer accounts for less than 1% of all breast cancer cases, men tend to present at more advanced stages of the disease and have a higher mortality rate. Many veterans face social determinants to health, such as food insecurity, transportation and housing costs that prevent access to timely, quality healthcare.

Over 1 million live below the poverty level and can’t afford the expense of a cancer diagnosis.

Military facts taken from NBCF

For free downloadable educational breast cancer literature CLICK here.