Cancer impacts just about everyone. Many of us have seen firsthand the despair and loss that comes with a cancer diagnosis. Even through the suffering, the fight against cancer also has the capacity to bring out the very best in us. We can find inspiration in the strength of those battling the disease, and the support of their loved ones. We can admire the selfless determination of healthcare workers and researchers. We can find hope in the possibility of a brighter future.

This fight is personal for me, as it is with so many of us. My family lost our Papa to pancreatic cancer last year. My wife Jessie is an Oncology/Hematology fellow at the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Hospital. Real life heroes like her and her coworkers are fighting every day to improve the lives of those affected by cancer, and I want to do my part in the fight alongside them.