09/27/2026
FROM MY LAST DAY OF CHEMO TO MEETING JUSTIN VERLANDER. A DAY I’LL NEVER FORGET. ❤️🙏⚾
May 2021. My final day of chemotherapy after my first battle with cancer. Eight brutal weeks of treatment, and finally, no more six-hour Fridays with poison slowly dripping into my body just to keep me alive. I thought things could only get better from there.
Then came a text: “Hey Chris, how you feeling, bud? If you’ve got the strength, I’ve got a special client who needs your services. I don’t trust anyone else but you.”
My response? “Eight weeks of chemo couldn’t keep me down. Let’s start this comeback TODAY!” 💪
I asked Pops to lend me a hand, and off we went. We pulled up to a waterfront home in Jupiter. A young guy answered the door and pointed us toward the garage. I caught his reflection in the glass, turned to Pops and said, “That looks like Justin Verlander.” 🤨
Pops looked at me and said, “That’s EXACTLY who it is!” 🤣
Sure enough, we walked over, introduced ourselves, and took this picture. On the very day one of the hardest chapters of my life ended, another began on an incredibly positive note. What started as a detailing appointment became a friendship, and this picture will always mean more to me than JV probably realizes. It represents the day I finished fighting negative an started fighting my way back to doing what I love.
As Justin closes out his incredible MLB career, I wish him and his family nothing but happiness and success in this next chapter. ❤️
Besides, now you’ve got more time to play golf at Grove XXIII and buy more toys for me to detail! 🤣🏎️⛳
Thank you, JV. Some days, some people and some memories just hit differently. This was one of them. 🙏❤️
