Cancer Survivor Stops in Pasadena on Wednesday

Cody O’Connor “Walk for Hope” (Photos – Cody O’Connor)

Cancer Survivor from Ohio Stops in Pasadena on 3500+ Walk Across the Country (New York to LA).

By News Desk

Cody O’Connor is a 25-year-old cancer survivor from Cincinnati, Ohio who has been walking across the country on a “Walk for Hope” for the past nine months to raise $300,000 for pediatric cancer patients. O’Connor kicked off the “Walk for Hope” in New York on June 17th and has walked approximately 3600+ miles, averaging around 20-25 miles per day.  Along the way, media stations in all cities and towns have been covering his journey.

At age 14, Cody was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma and had to have his right fibula removed. Doctors told him he would never walk normally again. The “Walk for Hope” stands for overcoming challenges no matter how much the odds may be stacked against you.  It’s putting one foot in front of the other for just one more step.

While he credits his parents, siblings, and physicians for successfully getting him through his battle, the experience revealed what more needs to be done for families facing cancer.   In 2018, O’Connor founded the non-profit Champions Do Overcome with a mission to provide financial and emotional assistance to families so that they can be with their loved ones in the hospital and continue fighting, without the added stress of bills piling up at home.

O’Connor has a team of 2-3 people always traveling with him, and he is staying in touch with followers, supporters, friends, and family via social media and through live videos and interviews along the way.

The “Walk for Hope” has taken Cody ten months to complete, which coincidentally was the same duration as Cody’s battle with cancer.

Wed., April 27
11 am
Pasadena City Hall
100 N. Garfield Ave.

Current sponsors include Kroger, MyMedic, Altra Running, Dude Wipes, Inifinit Nutrition, Sacan Martian Arts, MyFanThreads and MMA athlete Rich Franklin with donations from Wyndham Hotel and Resorts, ACE, Nuun, Smart Wood, Defy Water, Liquid V and Feedback Audiology Solutions & Consulting.