The Fundraising Page of Alex Psihogios

Hi! A lot has happened since I ran my first Chicago Marathon in 2013, when I was a 24 year old grad student (omg)! I am training to run this beautiful and challenging race again to benefit a charity that means so much to me and to the young people with cancer that I work with: Gilda’s Club Chicago. Gilda’s Club is a community organization deeply invested in helping people with cancer by offering support groups, education, wellness activities, and therapy programs that integrate the arts. They have a longstanding commitment to serving adolescents and young adults with cancer—the group of wonderful people I serve—and many of my patients tell me that their groups have helped them feel less alone. On a personal note, it has been a stressful time to be a cancer researcher, with extraordinary challenges posed by recent cuts to science funding. Last year, I started to reconnect with exercise and movement to better manage my personal stress related to these challenges. It means a lot to me to use exercise to benefit adolescents and young adults with cancer through fundraising. Thanks so much for considering making a donation, big or small.