In four weeks, on August 3rd, I will (fingers crossed) have completed my 23rd consecutive Pan-Mass Challenge. Considering the amount of time I have spent training to date, with less than a month to go, perhaps I should be worried. I’m not. I think back to a conversation I had in mid-March when my surgeon gave me the all clear to begin weight bearing exercise with my right arm (no more than 3 lbs) and realize how lucky I am to be riding at all. 

My injury, stupid and self-inflicted, was relatively speaking, easily fixed (thanks to a great surgical and rehab team) with no long term impact whatsoever. I am back in the hot yoga studio, riding my bike, and back in the kitchen using both hands to cook. 

Why am I back on my bike riding across Massachusetts again this August…so the work being done at Dana Farber to make cancer into something akin to my broken arm, easily fixable with no long term impact or better yet get rid of it altogether, can continue.

So please help the wonderful people at Dana Farber as they work toward the ultimate goal of ridding the world of cancer. To learn more about the PMC you can visit their site at www.pmc.org you can also visit www.dana-farber.org to read about the incredible work they do.

The easiest way to donate is by clicking on this link: http://pmc.org/egifts/BL0072 and using a credit card. If you prefer, you may write a check, payable to: PMC Jimmy Fund, and mail it to me at:

14 Rockridge Road; Natick, MA 01760

Many thanks,

Benj

PS: Feel free to take advantage of any corporate match your company may offer