LOWVELO sponsor riding for the future of cancer research, legacy of his father
LOWVELO sponsor Brent Tabor has a very personal tie to the ride. His dad, Ed, battled lymphoma for more than a decade. He even tried what he referred to as his “Hail Mary pass” – an immunotherapy called CAR-T cell therapy. It’s a treatment that could be game-changing for cancer. Now Brent rides to honor his father’s legacy and to further the future of cancer research.
A clinical trial saved his life: LOWVELO performer cancer-free 15 years after terminal diagnosis
He didn’t feel sick at all. Nathan Calhoun was young, he was fit, he was in a brand-new relationship, he had just started a band and then he heard the words “You have cancer.” After noticing a spot on his neck, Nathan visited a dermatologist who gave him the news he never expected to hear – it was stage 3 melanoma. After the surgery, the news got worse. He was given four to six months to live. He still didn’t feel sick.
Married 43 years, LOWVELO rider honoring his late wife in a big way
It was a morning date that changed their lives. Jack Kopnisky and his wife Kathy were out to breakfast in New York, where they lived when she told her husband something didn’t feel right. A trip to the hospital and some testing confirmed that it was a seizure, and it had been caused by an astrocytoma in Kathy’s brain. Jack is now honoring his wife in a big way.
Breast cancer survivor fundraises for LOWVELO by teaching yoga
Kelsey Harrison isn’t a cyclist, but she’s still participating in this year’s LOWVELO event by teaching donation-based yoga classes. Harrison, who has been practicing yoga for over 10 years, teaches weekly classes at a local studio, but her primary focus is holding domestic and international retreats through the company she founded: Get Wild Retreats. Harrison said that yoga saved her life – in more ways than one.
Finishing what her dad started: MUSC employee biking 50 miles in LOWVELO24
Her dad never had the chance to finish. After starting the 50-mile route in LOWVELO23, Henry Hardy had to drop out for health reasons. His strength inspired his daughter, Shannon Phelps. She has never biked in an organized ride, but plans to ride 50 miles in LOWVELO24 to honor her dad and finish what he started.
Riding for his dad: 23-mile rider dedicated to helping find a cure
After losing his father John to prostate cancer, Mark Kassouf wants to continue fighting for a cure so that other families won’t have to experience what he has in the last year.
A therapeutic experience: LOWVELO helps rider channel loss into positivity
It’s the call no one wants to receive. The one where you learn someone you love has cancer. And that news can be even more difficult to take when you live 700 miles away them. For Michael Naioti, that call came in December of 2018 when he learned his dad, John Naioti had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
