The run is this Saturday, and I plan to participate in the 1 mile walk.  Thanks to my excellent care team, I have gone from being in considerable pain and unable to move my leg, to now being able to walk. The Sarcoma Center at MD Anderson is the best in the world, and they have saved my life.  After chemo, immunotherapy, and 4 of 5 rounds of radiation, I am basically pain free and hopeful about the future.  I have major surgery ahead, but we expect that I will be able to walk after, and are hopeful we will cure my cancer.  Sarcomas are rare, only 1% of all cancers, and they are complex, over 70 different types.  I am participating in 3 different research studies to help future patients, and we are raising funds for the Sarcoma Foundation to help others.   

Thanks to the Race to Cure Sarcoma events, SFA has invested over $20 million in sarcoma research, funding over 200 grants in 12 countries leading to close to 200 total publications, adding to the sarcoma research discourse. This has led to $26 million+ in additional funding, 10+ clinical trials with 5 additional pending, and 2 patents. Your investment in the RTCS events, is an investment in saving lives.