(One view from the walk)

As some of you know, I lost my stepfather this year to cancer. I also lost my grandmother 8 years ago to cancer on the day my son was born. For that reason, the past 3 years I’ve been doing the Chicago Walk and Roll 5 mile walk in their honor. It has been empowering every single time. The first year our team was Jane and I , the second year it was Ken and I. Everyone is so busy in May it is nearly impossible to get folks to walk with you along the beautiful lakefront of downtown Chicago for a morning. But this year I have my mom coming! I’m so excited! She’s flying in for a whole week and she’s training everyday. We decided this would be another way to say goodbye John. We’re doing some stuff to maybe contribute in some tiny way to make it easier on the next guy who gets what he had.

If you are around Chicago and want to join our team, please sign up and walk with us. Nothing would make my mom happier than a healthy group of friends joining in with us. They also have all sorts of music and free stuff down there for the walkers, skaters, bikers who attend. Visit the team page here.