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Hello everyone! I’m Ryan Minster. I’m 50 years old, and my husband and caregiver, Tony, recruited me to Happy Feet. We are both participating for the first time. We have a golden retriever and a Maine coon and live in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. I was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive form of pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma in January 2026. I went through chemotherapy in the spring, and after new progression was detected at the end of July, I am now undergoing both immunotherapy and chemotherapy. The data say that the mean survival time for my type of cancer is ten months, and at about two months out from that “deadline,” I’m hopeful that I’ll live well past it and that Happy Feet will contribute to that.
I was an avid athlete in my thirties: running marathons, earning my fourth-degree black belt in jūdō, and getting a teacher’s certification in yoga. Covid disrupted all those activities, and now I find myself with a cancer diagnosis and experiencing none of the motivation that got me on a mat or out on the trail. It’s evaporated, and I’m looking forward to Happy Feet helping me rediscover it. (Though I doubt I’ll be running a marathon anytime soon.)
