Spotlight on “Team Fathers and Sons”

This year will be the 20th Anniversary of theLIVESTRONG  Challenge in Austin! For 20 years, we have been creating awareness and changes in cancer care for people in Austin and beyond. All proceeds will be going to benefit theLIVESTRONG  Cancer Institutes of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.  The Challenge helps us promote our cause and it encourages locals as well as people from around the country to come out and participate in the runs/bike rides. Here, we have the spotlight on Alex Arato who has been participating in the LIVESTRONG  Challenge for a very long time and is captain of Team Fathers and Sons!LS: How have you been affected by cancer? Alex: When I was 18 years old, my father passed away from pancreatic cancer at the age of 43.LS: Have you used theLIVESTRONG Foundation’s navigation services? Alex: I have been fortunate enough to never have needed the navigation services. However, I have  recommended them to family members, friends and colleagues; every one of whom has later informed me of how helpful and supportive these free of charge services and materials have been.LS: Tell us about your Team? What inspired the name? Do you have a team motto?   Alex: Our team name is “Team Fathers and Sons”. The name is inspired both by my father and my two sons. My father is the one who inspired me to start my involvement with LIVESTRONGand my two sons have joined me for more fundraising rides than all of my other team members combine...
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