It has been four years now since my own breast cancer diagnosis at age 41. It was with the first Changing Gears ride that I actually began to move on and understand my "new" normal. It was also on that ride I felt for the first time in a long time that I wasn't alone. Opportunities such as this are so important for young women living with this disease as their needs are so very different and more often than not are overlooked and unmet. Meeting young women diagnosed with this disease and showing them that they haven't been dealt a death sentence has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Many of these women have also taught me a thing or to about how to live it up!!

I've since become a volunteer on the board of  Directors of the Amazon Heart Foundation here in the United States, We've just received  501 (c) 3 status making us an entity of our own!!