On Saturday, May 7, 2022, I will be riding as part of VeloCity, supporting Grady Health System, and I hope you will help me meet my fundraising goal.

I always felt so grateful to live so close to a Level 1 trauma center, though I never hoped to avail myself of their services. As many of you know by now, on October 7, 2021 in Chattanooga, TN, I was struck in a crosswalk by a drunk driver, along with four other pedestrians. By some great fortune, our crash happened mere minutes away from Erlanger Hospital, the Grady of Tennessee.

Steadily, I have healed and improved to the extent that I am able to make this amazing 65 mile ride just a few short months out from our crash. I would not be in this position without the care & treatment I was given by the nearest trauma unit. I appreciate any donations you can make in support of Grady; we are so, so fortunate to have Grady here in Atlanta.

Grady makes our entire community stronger by ensuring access to quality health care that allows us all to lead productive lives and care for our families. And, as a level 1 trauma center, Grady is also there when the unimaginable happens–saving lives threatened by accidents, burns, strokes, or other life-threatening injuries.

Funds raised will help Grady provide preventative care in our clinics, screenings for cancer and heart disease, in-home follow up programs for at-risk mothers, and healthy meals for patients whose conditions can be controlled by diet. Contributions will also be used to support the amazing women and men who work at Grady, all of whom labored tirelessly through the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to impact the lives of thousands of patients each and every day. 

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