My team
I'm Making My Miles More Meaningful with Team DetermiNation!
Like many people my life has been affected by cancer, I have watched multiple family members face what is always a shocking diagnosis. Each experience is different but each faces its share of uncertainty and challenges. The American Cancer Society is working to both help those with cancer but also to help end cancer. To show support for those loved ones in my life I am going to be running the Falmouth Road Race with Team DetermiNation and raising money for the fight against cancer and to support those battling it.
In recent months multiple members of my extended family have received cancer diagnoses and I want to honor those battles they are in the middle of fighting. I will also be running in honor of three of my aunts who all faced challenging cancer diagnoses and the multiple generations of family members who have faced colon cancer. (Do you know that having relatives, especially first-degree relatives increases your risk of developing colon cancer by two to four times.)
I also run in memory of my cousin's wife who lost her life to ovarian cancer. She was an instant friend to me and a bright light for all who knew her. We discovered that we had run many of the same races before we met but we never got a chance to run any together. I think of her often and remember how much joy she found in life.
I will be carrying all their names on my shirt while I run and I would love to carry the name of your loved ones as well. Please let me know so I can be sure to carry them with me as I run in August. We are all in this fight together.
"So live. Live. Fight like hell. And when you get too tired to fight, then lay down and rest and let somebody else fight for you." - Stuart Scott
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Why I Support the American Cancer Society
Cancer has affected so many people I know and love that it’s inspired me to join the American Cancer Society's Team DetermiNation's 2026 ASICS Falmouth Road Race team. Taking part in this iconic and historical road race with DetermiNation gives me the chance to make a difference and honor those touched by cancer by raising funds for groundbreaking research and impactful services for people going through a cancer diagnosis. I’m also participating to inspire hope for those facing the disease. I hope you’ll consider signing up too or supporting my efforts.
Funds raised support cancer patient programs and groundbreaking research that can help save lives. This event also celebrates over 18.1 million cancer survivors nationwide. 18.1 MILLION. That’s huge. That’s why I’d love your support. Will you join me? And if you can’t would you be so kind as to make a donation?
THANK YOU DONORS
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 05 | Tricia Papetti | $218.85 |
| Jun 04 | Eugene Fitzherbert | $28.10 |
| Jun 03 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
| Jun 02 | Zach and Lauren McCarthy | Undisclosed amount |
