On February 3, 2022 I was diagnosed with stage 3 testicular cancer. There were signs and symptoms for a year+ prior, but I wasn’t aware of them. I underwent 3 rounds of BEP chemotherapy.

I had just completed all off my commercial pilot training a few months earlier. I had spent tens of thousands of dollars on training and invested hundreds of hours studying. All of that, I thought, was about to be taken away from me.

In May of 2004 I was diagnosed with acute severe ulcerative colitis. I wanted to become a pilot, but could not pass a medical while on prednisone (a steroid).

I took prescribed immunosuppressants for 18 years which led to testicular cancer. Finally I have found a solution that has left me medication free for the first time in 18 years.