ATLANTA, Georgia (Atlanta News First) – Atlanta native Spencer Cline has nearly completed a seven-week, 3,700-mile bike ride to pay his respects to his late father and raise awareness of the frontotemporal dementia from which his father died.

He has raised over $50,000 so far and documented his journey on social media. He biked home to Atlanta on Saturday after beginning his cross-country journey in Oregon in June.

“When I arrived and saw the skyline, I thought, ‘Wow, I did it,'” he said. “It’s crazy to be back in the city I flew out of to Oregon a month and a half ago, and now I’m back and only have a week left.”

“I’ve traveled through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, now through Georgia and then South Carolina,” he said. “To see the amount of people donating. People donating anywhere from $20 to $10,000 was breathtaking.”

Years ago, Cline lost his father Larry to frontotemporal dementia, an inherited disease that is difficult to diagnose.

Cline says he and his siblings have a 50% chance of developing frontotemporal dementia, so every mile counts.

He hopes his coast-to-coast journey will raise awareness and help find a cure for the disease.

“I’m doing this so other families don’t have to go through what we went through,” he said. “It took so long to get an accurate diagnosis and there were several misdiagnoses.”

He had to overcome a few hurdles, including a chaotic accident in Idaho where he tried to avoid running over a furry friend.

“A dog ran in front of me and caused me to fall, breaking my wrist and causing a delay in the journey,” he said.

After an operation, he was back on his bike a week later.

He plans to end his trip next Saturday in Charleston, South Carolina.

Cline’s online fundraiser can be found here.

Atlanta News First does not review or endorse individual online fundraisers. Donations are made at your own risk.

All rights reserved.