Thank you for visiting my profile page. I hope you'll consider supporting my 12th ride. This past year has brought me immense joy and unforgettable moments. The birth of my grandson and Angela's wedding are at the top of the list. We also celebrated my sister's cancer-free scan earlier this year. Her doctors at Lahey and Dana Farber worked together to successfully treat her cancer. Susan was thrilled to get back to work, travel, and get back to feeling herself again. I am grateful for my family every single day and cherish every moment we spend together. 

However, the year also presented its challenges. Diane Legg, the Captain of our PMC Team, Team Lungstrong, passed away in December from lung cancer. Diane did so much for the lung cancer community. I miss her positive messages of encouragement and planning for the PMC.  It was no surprise she would ride each year while going through treatment. She inspired all of us to be better people, to treat one another with kindness, to take nothing for granted, and live every single day. 

This year, I am choosing a different challenge instead of the traditional 2-day PMC ride. Yeah, last year's ride was the hottest, most humid in PMC history. But this year I've been busy with travel to Ireland to visit family, spending time being GrandMa, and a busy workload at UKG. I'm reimagining my PMC experience. I'm challenging myself to get 20 rides in the month of August with a couple of long 50-60 mile rides sprinkled in with friends in the local Reading Revolutions riding group. All while spreading the word that we need to keep funding cancer research, now more than ever.

Whoever would have imagined in 2025 that cancer research would be in jeopardy. Many of the latest cancer treatments begin with research at Dana Farber. Thanks to Dana Farber Cancer Institute and advancements in cancer treatment, doctors are better equipped to give patients and their families something remarkable – HOPE. We ARE getting closer to cures for all types of cancer through immunotherapy, early detection, targeted chemotherapies for specific cancers, and improved patient quality of life. Differences I see in more favorable patient outcomes since my late husband, Jim, succumbed to lung cancer 14 years ago. HOPE to celebrate more birthdays. HOPE of more good news at checkups. HOPE for a future without cancer.

My sister is getting her life back. Your donation to my 12th PMC ride will give HOPE to those who need it most. Our family certainly needed it when we least expected it. Join me in spirit when I ride in August 2025 for Ellin, John, Jim, Mike, Susan, Diane and the generations to come. Let's get closer by the mile to curing cancer together. Thank you for being part of this journey.

All my best,

Bonnie

Team LungStrong