On Sunday, November 4th, I am participating in SkyRise Chicago 2018 as part of a team called Upward Bound. This is my 6th time participating in this challenge. We are tackling the planet's highest indoor tower climb at the Willis Tower to raise funds for the The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), the global leader in physical medicine and rehabilitation for adults and children with the most severe, complex conditions -- from traumatic brain and spinal cord injury to stroke, amputation and cancer-related impairment. The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab expands and accelerates leadership in the field that began at RIC in 1953 -- its care and research designated the "No. 1 Rehabilitation Hospital in America" by U.S. News & World Report every year since 1991. Upon opening in March 2017, the $550 million, 1.2-million-square-foot Shirley Ryan AbilityLab became the first-ever "translational" research hospital in which clinicians, scientists, innovators and technologists work together in the same space, surrounding patients, discovering new approaches and applying (or "translating") research real time. Applied research focuses particularly in the areas of neuroscience, bionic medicine, musculoskeletal medicine and technology transfer. This unique model enables patients to have 24/7 access to the brightest minds, the latest research and the best opportunity for recovery. For more information, go to www.sralab.org.

We are going to have so much fun and raise funds and awareness for a great organization!