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End Cancer 2024: Cycle, Run & Walk

Fri November 1 - Tue December 31, 2024
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Eben Block

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My Story

Please support me in our efforts to educate and do needed research for Colon Cancer.  The funds we raise go to continued research, so we can make a difference in treating this insidious disease.  I am riding my bike 1,000 miles during the month of October to raise money to fight this disease.  Please join me in your own ride, run or walk by signing up to raise dollars to fight this disease!!

 I am committed to the amazing work of the Colorectal Cancer Research Center of Excellence (CRCR COE) at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. The physician/researchers, led by Dr. Nilofer Azad, are revolutionizing cancer care and offering new hope to patients and families. 

My Story:

Colorectal cancer is now the 2nd most common type of cancer among both men and women, most people have a 1 in 20 chance of developing colon cancer in their lifetime.  

Eben was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2009, at the age of 49.  “Forty years of playing goalie in ice hockey as well as competitive squash had done a number on my hips,” Eben remembers.  “I was taking Aleve quite heavily for the pain.”  When he eventually started bleeding, he assumed that it was due to the large amounts of the drug he was taking.  Lunch with a doctor friend convinced him to go for a colonoscopy to double check.  

When the results came back, he found out the unfortunate truth.  A large, slow growing tumor had broken through the colon wall and he was diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer.  Doctors suspect the tumor had been growing for 5-10 years before causing symptoms.  

Surgery was immediately scheduled to remove the tumor.  Because the cancer was Stage III, he also started chemotherapy.  “I had tremendous support from family, friends from all over the world.  I had people who had been treated for this terrible disease reach out to me and share their stories and mentor me throughout treatment.” 

Even before the cancer diagnosis, Eben rode regularly with a neighborhood cycling club.  He was not the only one in the group to have been touched by colon cancer.  Team captain Kevin Beverly also lost his mother to colon cancer.   The group came together to support Eben and Kevin and raised money and awareness by riding in various Cancer fundraiser events.

“I remember the year of treatment and I was still undergoing treatment from the initial diagnosis.  Still, I was able to ride  while doing chemotherapy and having a temporary ileostomy,” recalls Eben.  

While having high mileage goals, Eben says we ride mainly for the cause. “Our fundraising efforts go to an incredible research by the Johns Hopkins Colorectal Cancer Center of Excellence.  That’s why we participate.  We want to help people with this terrible disease.”Since our first fundraiser, we have raised more than $125,000 and both Eben and Roger have big goals for this years event.  

 Eben reflects on his diagnosis by saying, “I do believe that going through this experience has made me a better dad, husband and friend.  We cherish each day as being special.”  

 

Recognitions

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$49,735 Raised By 133 Donors

$2,500 on behalf of Eben Block
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$2,500 on behalf of Marcy and Neil Cohen
$2,000 from Anonymous
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$1,000 on behalf of David Fields
$1,000 on behalf of David & Lisa Cornbrooks
$1,000 in honor of Eben Block
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$1,000 on behalf of Gary Slaiman
$1,000 on behalf of Lance Kavanaugh
$1,000 from Anonymous
$1,000 on behalf of Tom Davenport
$500 from Anonymous
$500 on behalf of albert small
$500 on behalf of Bonnie Hammerschlag
$500 in support of E.B.
$500 in support of Eben Block
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$500 on behalf of J A Ward
$500 on behalf of Julie Reinhard
$500 on behalf of Keener Management
$500 on behalf of Ken Biberaj
$500 on behalf of Kevin Beverly
$500 on behalf of Michael Gildenhorn
$500 in memory of Michael Jurgens
$500 in support of Mitchell Schear
$500 on behalf of Pete Whitehead
$500 on behalf of Robert Friedman
$500 on behalf of Robyn Collins
$500 in support of scott spector
$500 on behalf of steve kaminer
$350 in memory of Homayoune Sabouriane
$350 from Anonymous
$300 in support of Judi & Mark Morris
$300 on behalf of Peter Melmed
$250 from Anonymous
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$250 on behalf of Andy Friedlander
$250 in support of Bruce Harwood
$250 on behalf of daniel Bellissimo
$250 on behalf of David Feinberg
$250 on behalf of Eben
$250 in support of Eben Block
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$250 on behalf of Greg Buchanan
$250 on behalf of Iain Gold
$250 on behalf of Jake Levin
$250 on behalf of James Wohlgemuth
$250 on behalf of Jean Assuncao
$250 on behalf of Jim Eisner
$250 on behalf of Joseph Grajewski
$250 on behalf of Lane Potkin
$250 on behalf of Lawrence Mann
$250 on behalf of Marc Bassin
$250 on behalf of Marc Wallace
$250 in support of Marty Segal
$250 on behalf of Michael Winer
$250 on behalf of Miles Spencer
$250 on behalf of Russell Muir
$250 in memory of Sally Coady
$250 in support of Scott Frankel
$250 on behalf of Shane Mannix
$200 from Anonymous
$200 on behalf of Daniel Cohen
$200 in support of Eben
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$200 in support of James Pittleman
$200 on behalf of Jill Greenblat
$200 in support of Karen Singer
$200 on behalf of Kevin Lavin
$200 on behalf of Lou Martinage
$200 from Anonymous
$200 on behalf of The Baumrucker Family
$180 in support of Eric Kassoff
$150 from Anonymous
$150 from Anonymous
$150 on behalf of David Steinberg
$150 in support of Eben Block
$150 on behalf of Jayson Schwam & Leslie Miles
$150 on behalf of MICHAEL SULLIVAN
$150 on behalf of Philip Leibovitz
$100 on behalf of Aidan Block
$100 on behalf of Alfred Levitt
$100 on behalf of AMy Brendler
$100 on behalf of Andres Ruetman
$100 on behalf of ann massey
$100 on behalf of Cindy Warrick
$100 on behalf of Dan and Dana Kuehn
$100 on behalf of David and Lisa Goldstein
$100 on behalf of Don Silverstein
$100 on behalf of Eben Block
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$100 on behalf of Eric Wassermann
$100 in support of Eric West
$100 on behalf of Henry Fonvielle
$100 on behalf of Jean Gilson
$100 on behalf of Jef Sharp
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Judi Kletz
$100 on behalf of Julia Clark
$100 on behalf of Kristen Moe
$100 on behalf of Patricia Bowditch
$100 on behalf of Rebecca Spicer
$100 in memory of Ruth Mersereau Perez
$100 on behalf of Sally Gaines
$100 on behalf of Shawn Krantz
$100 on behalf of Shelah lynn
$100 on behalf of steve morcone
$100 in support of susan Fullenbaum
$100 on behalf of Sydney Block
$100 on behalf of Thomas Craver
$100 in memory of Tom Davenport
$75 on behalf of Jeff Buchwald
$75 on behalf of Jonathan Krasner
$75 on behalf of Julie DeBruler
$75 on behalf of julie repetti
$60 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of Steven Wilner
$25 on behalf of Ellen Roberts
$20 on behalf of Jonathan Freedman

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