2025 Komen Triangle Race for the Cure

As many of you know, my wife Diana is a cancer warrior.  In March 2016, she was heading into surgery to repair her rotator cuff, “Oh, by the way, you might get a call from the doctor with the results of a biopsy. It’s nothing to worry about – just precautionary”, she said. 

The call came and the doctor delivered the results like a gut punch.  Diana tested positive for triple negative breast cancer – a particularly aggressive form of cancer.  We caught it early, but we needed to move quickly.

Our world was turned upside down that day.  Diana’s response to the news was, “I’m going to whoop this caners ass!”.  

The next few days included visits to a surgeon, oncologist, the hospital to have a port installed and more. Because of her shoulder surgery, we needed to start with chemo and in no time Diana was in the clinic getting her first of 16 chemotherapy treatments.

Diana is fortunate. The lingering effects of chemo, the scars from surgery and the emotional toll cancer takes never go away, but nine years later, Diana remains in remission.

The unfortunate reality however, is that too many others are not so fortunate.  Those in remission, like Diana, live with the fact that the cancer may come back.  

So much progress has been made in the fight against breast cancer, but we still have a long way to go.  It’s shocking to me how many people, when they learn of Diana’s story, have their own stories to tell.  Sometimes they’ve fought their own battle.  Other times it's their spouse, or mom, or sister, grandmother, best friend, neighbor… cancer doesn’t discriminate.  We need to keep working to find a way to stop it.

That’s why every year our family and friends come together as Team Whoop Ass and participate in the Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure.  We’ve been a top fundraiser over the past eight years and we want to continue that commitment this year.  The money is crucial in continuing to discover better treatments and eventually a cure. 

Please consider joining Team Whoop Ass.  Contributing whatever you can. Do it for those you know who have been impacted by breast cancer, and for those that have yet to be impacted. 

Someday we won't have to worry about losing loved ones to breast cancer. I hope you will join us in our race for the cure.