14th
Day 8
Day 8 –
Today we ride for Sarah. In 2006, Sarah was having severe headaches. Her parents took her to the hospital where it was discovered she had a brain tumour that was 11 cm’s wide. The tumour was removed, however there were many complications. In 2010, Sarah passed away.
We were up by 5:30am this morning as we had an early start to the Terry Fox Memorial. It was 0 degrees!! Everyone put as much clothing on as they could and took off. We had a police escort there. We made our way up to the water and through the trees we could see it. It was surreal. Everyone was quiet as we walked up, many cried. Terry Fox was the pioneer for what we are doing - we are carrying on his legacy.
We left from there on our 120 km trek. It was snowing - yes, snowing. We had snow, sleet, hail, and wind. Everything that totally sucks riding in! The hills were challenging but welcoming as they were heating us up.
We stopped in Nipigon for a pasta dinner that our awesome volunteers put together and then headed to a community centre where we met Naomi, a cancer survivor, along with some kids. We explained what we are doing, and how volunteer is so beneficial to them, and to their community. Naomi is involved heavily in the Canadian Cancer Society, and wanted the kids to understand the power of volunteering. It was very cool.
We then headed back into the RV and shuttled to Wawa where we are now. We’ll be up bright and early with another shuttle and then a 140 km ride. Hopefully the weather is not as cold…..however our worse day out here is a child with cancer’s best day. We have to keep this in mind.
night all.
