Piyusha’s Pedalers
Accelerate progress in rare cancer research, bringing new and better treatment options to people around the world.
Memorial Fund
In memory of a beloved soul, wife, daughter, sister, friend, and entrepreneur, Piyusha Eluri, who graced this world with her unwavering courage and radiant smile. Her strength, positivity, and selflessness were an inspiration to everyone who had the privilege to know her. Even as she faced an insurmountable battle against a rare sarcoma for 3 years, she was profoundly aware of the need for research and was willing to undergo every possible treatment to spare future others from the path that she endured.
This fundraising initiative is in honor of her battle, and her enduring legacy - a legacy of hope, resilience, and relentless pursuit of a future free from the fear of the unknown. 100% of your contributions will go directly to the research and development of treatments for rare cancers. These are often underfunded and overlooked, despite the thousands of lives they affect every year. It is our hope that through this fund, no one would have to hear the words “There is not enough research ” when diagnosed with a rare cancer.
In her memory, we stand together against rare cancers and turn the tide in favor of those bravely fighting.
You have helped raise $192,214 and counting...
Dance!
Just like Cycle For Survival’s founder Jennifer Goodman Linn, Piyusha loved to dance all the time! She would dance by herself at home, in between work calls, and of course through the night in the city.
She left behind a cycling playlist for all of her Pedalers!
2022
$74,638 Raised
2022 was our inaugural year of Cycle For Survival! After seeing really positive results with Piyusha’s n of 1 clinical trial for nearly half a year, her body could no longer tolerate the medicine. We went to the ER 3 times in a 2 week span in February, and with the weight of it all was when our CFS journey began.
We had just met with the attending, and got her settled into her ER bed. I walked down the fluorescent hall to the familiar ice machine that I knew had a stronger water flow, and happened to pass by a flyer for CFS…
Unfortunately she spent the entire month of May in the hospital with her 3rd abdominal surgery and wasn’t able to make the ride, but she cheered us on via FaceTime and had a dance party in her hospital room with the nurses!
2023
“If you’re here today - whether as rider, donor, or spectator, do not underestimate how much your presence brings HOPE to patients like me. Cycle for survival gives our rare diseases a chance to be thought about and researched. If you’re here today you’re giving someone hope. ”
$71,000 Raised
