I don’t talk about this a lot. But the reason this event exists is because of my mom. On May 22, 2021, I lost her to breast cancer. It was the worst day of my life—and honestly, things haven’t felt quite the same since. If you’ve ever lost someone like that, you know it’s not just grief. It’s this weird mix of sadness, anger, and helplessness. You sit there thinking, there has to be something I can do… anything. For a long time, I didn’t do much with that feeling. I just carr
