Mike was a live-out-loud guy who loved people honestly and well. He wanted to help others by paying it forward, looking for ways to collaborate and be better together. He was passionate about God, he loved being a husband and father, son, brother and uncle. Mike loved being an entrepreneur and custom home builder and wanted every family to have the home of their dreams. He liked to have a good time and enjoyed gathering friends together. He and his wife loved hearing about people’s love and supporting worthy causes that support community.
In 2016, was the first diagnosis with colon cancer; when his daughter’s McKenna and Irelyn were just 18 months and three months old. He underwent every chemo available to him, therapies, energy healing, a 23-hour surgery that altered his body, trying to get the cancer out. There were multiple re-occurrences of his cancer, that ultimately couldn't be stopped. He fought cancer through faith and having radical optimism as his weapons of choice through all treatments and life changes. There wasn’t a time he didn’t look for the silver lining or possibility of hope. Even in his final weeks of life, he was still thanking people and wanting find a way to serve others. Mike died after a five-year battle with colon cancer at the age of 46.
Legacy of Love is a heart project that was cultivated from our own powerful experience of being loved so well by our community and rad good vibe tribe humans while Mike battled with all his might. The mission to gift others an opportunity to have a similar experience of being loved on by community, by providing a scholarship to support their life circumstance. Experiencing love of the deepest kind was a gift we experienced through cancer. Paying it forward is something his wife is eager to carry on and share this love and light with others in Mike’s honor.
We serve individuals and families with a critical illness health diagnosis. We provide support through services to ease some of the stress and strain life has, so that they can focus on what matters, time with their loved one. We identify the needs of the individual/family, and give with loving support to best ease some burden of every day life for their situation. This could include cleaning/yard/meal/gas/grocery/entertainment/maintenance etc. support, depending what is most helpful to the individual or family after learning about their specific situation.
Our desire is to lean-in as a caring, good vibe community to anyone who has had a medical diagnosis that has dramatically changed life. We want to make sure no one fights alone, and offer a glimmer of hope and joy to those embracing their challenging journey. We want to aid in support so caretakers can focus on time with their person to love them well.