I met Tony when I bought a bike at Village Bikes in 2012. I did not know him very well, but sure knew his inspiring story. I started throat cancer treatments December 1, 2014. Radiation and chemo for 7 weeks. While at Florida Cancer Specialists, I saw the Team Tony volunteers and thought I would like to help when I'm better. It's been almost 5 months since my last treatment and I'm still dealing with the side effects but able to help others because of a good positive outlook. Thanks Team Tony for the opportunity to help others.

In August of 2013, my life was forever changed. What started as a severe headache, turned into an emergency room visit which then led to a diagnosis, Brain Cancer. The medical term Glioblastoma Multiforme, or GBM, would be presented to me with a grim prognosis and few treatment options. At that time, surrounded by my extremely large family, I was not going to sit by and let this cancer win. I decided then and there that I was a fighter and I was going to win this battle! I knew it wasn't going to be easy, but after 6 weeks of chemo and radiation followed by an additional 14 months of chemotherapy, I am excited to say that my scans have been clean for 23 months! Through this journey I have met so many incredible people that are fighting, and winning, against this disease, Tony McEachern being one of them. Tony and I have spoke a lot about [...]