17th
Day 11
Day 11 started with a dedication to Madeline. Madeline was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2006 when she was 6 years old. She underwent several surgeries and chemo, and she is a happy, active, cancer free little girl today. We love to hear the stories of survivors - however there are still children with cancer who do not survive. This is the reality, and this is why we ride. I haven’t checked where we are as a group but I know we are close!
We have many new relay riders today and it has been great getting to know everyone. We rode 160 km’s today under cloudy weather, but no rain! The first 1/2 of our ride had some challenging climbs. Today on one of our rest stops, a man and his 2 little boys asked us where we were riding from. After hearing about what we were doing, he donated on the spot as he has friends who have children with cancer.
It was great to see a fellow GoodLife’er - Shelley Taylor in Cobourg, who came with her daughter Payton, and Payton’s 2 friends, as well as their adorable puppy - Summer. It is always nice to see people along the way that you know! If you live close to any of the rest stops, please come on by!
I thought alot about my kids today - missing them like crazy right now. It is tough to be away from them - but will be so wonderful to see them in Halifax, and we need to continue our journey of awareness across Canada. I am so blessed to be a part of this foundation - people did tell me it would change my life, and it has. The friendships that are formed, and the bond that we all share in inexplainable. We are a team in every sense of the word and we are working together to put an end to childhood cancer.
Tomorrow we will shuttle first thing, and we’ll have a shorter ride tomorrow, 110km. We’ll be in Montreal by days end.
Will hopefully be able to blog tomorrow!
Night all,
xoTerri(Lynn)
