Two years ago we watched over 300 people show up to ride and celebrate G - riding the bike trails, partying in the parking lot with bike games, hot dogs, and music. We celebrated Garret’s life the way he would have wanted us to. And now we want to make this a yearly tradition…. And grow it into something more.
GVS Send It Fest
Save The Date - 6.27.26
Summit Bike Park - Snoqualmie Pass, WA
RSVP & Tickets coming soon!
A celebration for the best life lived 🧡. Please join us on July 19th-20th, as we gather to celebrate the incredible life that Garret lived. Let us come together to remember his vibrant spirit, cherish the memories we shared, and throw a party fit for a legend.
Garret wanted a celebration that was joyous, welcoming to all, and big! Let’s make sure his wishes come true!
Link in bio for RSVP and details.
Friday, July 19th, 2024
- 6pm : Party Shred Group Ride
- *Experienced mountain bikers only.*
- Summit at Snoqualmie Bike Park
Saturday, July 20th, 2024
- 1pm-4pm : Celebration of Life
- Food, drinks, stories, speakers, activities, and more
- Laconia Market, 69802 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass
- kid friendly
We ask that you please RSVP so we can better plan for the event. Visit gvs-celebration.squarespace.com
Much love 🫶
So many freaking good memories with you all. It’s been so much fun going through throwbacks that you’ve all submitted so thank you again for the good times. Here’s a fun little edit I through together from stuff people have submitted. Keep sending stuff in!!
Felsen’s first hot pool session! Proud parents ☺️ It’s amazing the changes she’s been going through in this past month. From crawling to eating to lots of new sounds being made every day, it’s so fun watching our little girl make progress! @kirsten.v.s
This was a week from hell. We discovered that my cancer has spread to my brain. What started as a routine CT scan for my trial uncovered some suspicious signs, and prompted us to extend our trip for an urgent MRI of my brain. Unfortunately it revealed more than ten small spots in my brain. I met with a team of doctors to hear the results and the best course of action is whole-brain radiation. I’ll have to go off my experimental trial to do the radiation, but luckily we can have that done here in Seattle, starting next Wednesday. This isn’t the news we wanted, but I have no symptoms and the spots are small, meaning I have a good chance that the radiation will control it and then we’ll go back to searching for trials that can manage the rest of it.
Eyes up, stout heart. Always forward never back. Onward 🖤 #fuckcancer
The truth is…I don’t know what this season will look like for me. I’m still in a lot of pain from the new spots in my back and neck. My breathing feels about like it did when I was recovering from surgery. It feels good walking on flat ground for a couple miles, but climbing mountains is another story. That said, just getting out and breathing mountain air and feeling my skis under my feet puts a smile on my face. I’m going to do everything I can to live more moments like the one above. Hopefully as the trial continues to work, and I get more and more ski tours for fitness, my body will come around. It’s been the best thing for me in recent years and I know this one will be no different.
Eyes up. Stout heart. Always forward, never back. Onward 🖤 #fuckcancer
GOOD NEWS!! The trial is WORKING! My scan came back and the spots in my liver have gotten smaller, and the spots in my lungs are stable. Also my blood marker of how active the cancer is has dropped a TON! This is just the beginning of the results showing, and this medication is said to pick up strength as time goes on.
This is the first good test result we’ve had since the summer of 2022 when I found out my stage 4 spots in my liver and lungs had returned after surgery. I feel like I have a new lease on life, and am overjoyed to keep fighting and moving forward. This is going to be a great winter!
This likely won’t be what cures me, but it will buy us time for the science to move forward, which it’s doing at an astonishing rate. I am so damn thankful for my medical team and the scientists and all of you for supporting me. This doesn’t even feel real, I didn’t know if good things like this were capable of happening to me anymore. FUCK YES. Love you all ❤️
Eyes up. Stout heart. Always forward, never back. Onward. #fuckcancer
