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Status: Completed!
Some people ask me why I climb. Click on the picture if you still don't understand why.
| In an effort to assist the
elimination of this dreadful disease, I climbed 19 Colorado peaks that
exceed 14,000 ft. in elevation ("fourteeners"). There are 54
fourteeners, and prior to being diagnosed with a brain tumor, I had
climbed all but 19 of them. On August 19, 2000, I completed the
remaining 19. In 1997 I was diagnosed as having a oligodendroglioma in
my right frontal lobe. Oligodendroglioma is a big word, but it's just
a brain tumor. I had this tumor successfully removed and stand a good
chance of having had it cured. During my odyssey to educate myself about brain tumors, I came across many people that are faced with this disease. Despite the enormous challenges facing these people, they have proved to be the most well-rounded and positive people I have ever met. According to the American Brain Tumor Association, over 100,000 people are diagnosed each year with a brain tumor. With your help, we can assist brilliant medical minds to help bring about better medical treatment, or better yet an end, for this disease. |