As a CranioSacral Therapist in Nashville, I have helped thousands of people overcome crippling emotional, physical and spiritual challenges. Fifteen years ago, I faced a major challenge when I lost Ruth.  Through the healing work within my practice, my experience with countless friends and family members facing cancer, and the loss of my wife to cancer, I was compelled to take action. 

I found healing through cycling and have raised well over $283,000 for cancer research through my partnership with CARES - I aspire to bring that number to $1 million.  In addition to a three-record-breaking ride across the state of Tennesse for CARES, I am proud to volunteer my expertise as a cyclist and healer to help prepare other CARES' riders, as well as my expertise as a CranioSacral Therapist to treat CARES elite figure skating athletes for the last seven years.

Through CARES, I met Scott Williams and was honored to mentor, coach, and support him.  On September 11, 2019, Scott Williams was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme or GBM, considered the most aggressive form of brain cancer with a median survival rate of just 9-12 months. In 2021, I rode alongside Scott Williams as he fulfilled his lifelong dream of biking the full 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway in the inaugural Erase the Trace ride, which garnered donor support from 43 states and 30 countries.  I continued to mentor and support Scott Williams until his passing in 2023. 

As we honor both Scott Williams and Ruth this year, I am partnering with CARES to raise more critical funding from sponsorships, donations and memorial miles in my continued pursuit to give back through my gift of cycling.  Marking one year since the passing of Scott Williams and 15 years since Ruth's passing, this year's 115-mile ride serves as a memorial to them both and all others who are fighting cancer.