Hi friends, thank you for visiting my PMC profile page! I rode my first PMC in 2019 and as I was riding, vowed that I would not let another August go by without getting back on my bike to ride to P-Town. My experience was life changing and I am back again for my 5th ride in 2023! This year, I will be riding for Team Goose, a team I have formed to dedicate to my dad's memory. Team Goose is accepting any riders that would like to ride with us & are confident they can raise the minimum fundraising amount. You can read a little more about why I ride below:
As a child, I grew up going for long bike rides with my Dad. We would ride to ice cream shops, parks, and all around our small town of Topsfield, MA. Through my teenage years I began to opt out of those bike rides, but my dad continued to ride on his own. He loved to venture through the North Shore on his bike, finding beach alcoves and hidden gems along the way. In January 2015, this all changed: at the age of 54, my dad was diagnosed with an incurable, cancerous brain tumor called Glioblastoma Grade IV, and we lost him in September 2016.
Though his diagnosis was incurable, there were very few times where I saw my dad without a smile on his face. His strength and perseverance through treatment were remarkable, and his attitude is something that I’m in awe of to this day. He met every challenge with grace and taught us from an early age that we could conquer anything we put our minds to.
On August 6th & 7th, with this perseverance in mind, I will be riding 192 miles from Sturbridge to Provincetown to raise money for Neuro-Oncology and Dana Farber Cancer Institute. The PMC donates 100% of every rider-raised dollar directly to Dana-Farber and is the institute’s largest single contributor, raising more than 52% of the annual revenue at The Jimmy Fund®. The prognosis for Glioblastoma is so devastating because of the lack of research and treatment options for patients, and the Center for Neuro-Oncology at Dana Farber is pioneering clinical trials and innovative treatments regularly. The core mission of the PMC is to raise money for cancer research and treatment to ultimately eradicate cancer altogether, and I can’t imagine participating in a better event in my dad’s honor.
Though he is no longer physically with us, I will be carrying my dad in my heart for each of the 192 miles of this journey. I hope you consider donating to my ride and sincerely appreciate you taking the time to read or share my story. Any amount is appreciated, and you can check if your company matches donations here.
With so much love and appreciation,
Alexandra
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