44-year-old Johnny Warnshuis of Redding, Calif. started his trek in California 15 months ago and plans to finish the more than 4,300-mile journey next month at Times Square in New York City.

He started with Sandy, a rescue horse, and now he is now riding on Boog, who was donated to him in Oklahoma City. Though he still has Sandy in tow.

The journey started when Warnshuis's mother came down with a rare disease called Guillan Barre Syndrome. After receiving a flu vaccination, she became paralyzed from the neck down.

The disease only affects one to two people out of every 100,000. There is no known cure, and not even an official cause.

After leaving with only $40 in his pocket, he has only a couple of hundred miles left until he reaches New York.

When he reaches Times Square, he will marry his fiance, Sherree Hogg, who he met on his way out of California.

Once he arrives, it would be a grand New York gesture to greet him and give a donation of any amount to the cause.

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