Justin Geilear

Howdy! My name is Justin Geilear and I am a sophomore at
Western Kentucky University studying Business Economics. After I complete my undergraduate, I plan on pursuing a graduate degree in applied economics at WKU.

I first heard about Bike4Alz my first semester of college
and instantly became interested. Biking across the country seemed like something out of a documentary, yet here we are; doing it, not only to raise money and awareness for a cause that many of us hold dear, but also as an opportunity to push ourselves. 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease and even more families are affected. My family is one of those, with three of my grandmothers’ siblings previously diagnosed and a more recently diagnosis for my grandfather.  Alzheimer’s disease takes the people you knew and leaves them unable to take care of themselves or even recognize their own family and caretakers. The disease is increasing at an alarming rate and doctors predict that there will be over 14 million diagnosed with the disease by 2050.

I am riding for my Grandfather, great uncles and aunts and
all those families affected by this disease. I am riding to #EndAlz