ATLANTA — Each week brings a new wave of political headlines and community events. Some are reshaping how Atlanta approaches health and wellness. This week, the spotlight is on one man with a mission to reshape what cancer advocacy looks like.

Meet Eyal Schechter

Schechter is the founder and creative director of the Bebop Cancer Foundation , which hosts Atlanta Against Cancer at Ponce City Market. He’s also a cancer survivor. In October of 2020 at 27 years old, he received a stage four Hodgkin’s Lymphoma diagnosis.

“I did chemo through May of 2021. And, you know, I'm very fortunate that it worked,” said Schechter.

He says treatment was not just a medical challenge but a logistical one.

“How am I going to get there? How am I going to navigate work and friends and dating and all the

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