Help Michael raise money

We are SO back!

As many of you know, last year I set out to run my first half-marathon to celebrate improvements in my Ulcerative Colitis (UC), after being diagnosed about two years prior. I ran the race in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association - Vancouver Fraser. Having adequate access to mental health resources like counselling and peer support programs helped me get better. CMHA provides those resources to people who don't have the same access to those resources as I do. After hearing my story, the folks at CMHA named me as the Captain of their team. I ran the race in ~1:41, raising over $4,000 to support CMHA.

About two months after running that race, I fell into another UC flare-up. It's been a hard eight months. But I am finally back to being able to run again, and I could not be more grateful for my health. Progress isn't a straight line; it has ups and downs. I continue to reflect on how grateful I am to have adequate access to mental health resources. 

A donation to CMHA is a donation to share mental health resources with those among us who are most vulnerable. Any amount helps, and I am perpetually grateful for my friends' and family's support, both for me in my health journey, and CMHA's amazing cause.