Long Island man is riding for a cure while living with a brain tumor | amNewYork

"You are faced with your mortality, Greco said. In his early twenties, Greco was treated in the pediatric floor, being one of the only adults in the space, he became friends with a fellow cancer patient, Adam. During their friendship, Adam was re-diagnosed with cancer and had only two months to live. But he continued his work with Cycle for Survival, a rare cancer fundraising program of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center."

"That's like the only time I've ever seen a superhero, Greco said. It was his last Saturday pretty much alive, and he was there. Since then, Greco has participated in the yearly Cycle for Survival event but takes it to the extreme. The indoor event is a four-hour cycling fundraiser that is typically done in teams to raise money for rare cancer research, but Greco doubles it and completes eight hours of cycling alone."

"In June 2024, at 30 years old, the doctors found a brain tumor for the third time. But this time, Greco was told not to have surgery. The tumor, which is on the frontal cortex, if removed, would cause a change in function, personality and speech. I feel like I'm living a philosophical nightmare where it's like, I am okay, but I still get monitored as closely as possible, he said."

Anthony Greco, 31, has faced a recurring brain tumor since high school, with diagnoses in high school, college, and most recently in June 2024. In his early twenties, he befriended Adam, a fellow cancer patient undergoing treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Adam continued fundraising for Cycle for Survival, an indoor cycling event supporting rare cancer research, despite his terminal diagnosis. Adam died three days after completing his final cycling event. Inspired by Adam's dedication, Greco participates yearly in Cycle for Survival, doubling the standard four-hour event to complete eight hours of solo cycling. His third tumor diagnosis in 2024 cannot be surgically removed due to its location on the frontal cortex, leaving him in continuous medical monitoring while maintaining his fundraising commitment.

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