Donna grew up within the Buffalo, New York space, the place Roswell Park Complete Most cancers Heart is positioned. She has been a therapeutic massage therapist since 2003, and he or she works at Southtowns Medi Spa.
“In April 2010, my dad misplaced his battle with lung most cancers simply six weeks after he was recognized. After I misplaced him, I knew I needed to make a distinction within the lives of most cancers sufferers and their households.”
That June, she determined to take part in Trip for Roswell, a Buffalo-based Roswell Park biking fundraiser, and he or she has returned yearly since.
In 2017, she rode in ESR together with her two oldest brothers in reminiscence of their dad. “It was a difficult and unforgettable week the place we met so many unimaginable individuals, some being most cancers survivors themselves.”
Donna got here again to the occasion in 2019 as a therapeutic massage therapist, and he or she has stayed with the staff since then! “It’s extraordinarily rewarding being a part of the staff that aids within the restoration and leisure of the riders who’re pushing their our bodies to the boundaries.”