WELCOME TO HIKE4HOPE.NET 2160 +/-miles ALL done
Friends (Those we know and all those we have yet to meet):
This site is for those dealing with cancer, families with cancer or anyone just dealing with the troubles of life. Life is a precious thing and you shouldn't have to dabble with death from cancer or anything else to learn that. Access the website pages by clicking on the titles above. Sub-pages will be listed to the right.
Hike4Hope.net was conceived by a young colon cancer survivor, Josh Davis, to spread that message. Josh first thought of the idea during the depths of chemo-therapy, staring into the flames of the chiminea on the back deck. When he was nearly to sick to get up the stairs from the chemo, he would scour the internet for pictures and videos of people on the trail. At first it was his goal to get healthy enough to survive and get whole enough to do it. It has become a quest to share the journey with those that can't go themselves. Maybe there is someone out there that can visit this site and have their head and hopes lifted.
This site is about a young colon cancer survivor that is backpacking the entire Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia. The plan is to document the trip through blog journals, pictures and videos to provide diversion, information, and hopefully inspiration to those dealing with life's tribulations.
Feel free to visit the blog page or send josh an email. We will forward questions and comments to him with his weekly food drops and he will respond. Please allow a week or two for the response. He will be passing along comments on gear he is using and how it is holding up.
We hope you will check out the donate page to look at the charities Josh wants to support with this hike. Josh has challenged himself with this hike through more than 2,000 miles of wilderness. We challenge any who read this to give just a little toward research, treatment, and recovery of those with cancer. Josh abhors the idea of any profit to himself, he just wants to show that he's "not dead yet" (must be said with a Monty Python accent) and maybe help others along the way.
Live Simply, Laugh Often, Love Deeply,
The Hike4Hope.net Team
UPDATE 4/16/09
Josh Finished on 1/14/09. When he got back his CAE markers were elevated. Tests revealed a new tumor in his colon. Surgery is scheduled for 4/21/09. Please put him in your prayers for a good pathology report with no additional spreading of cancer.