2025 marks my 12th PMC.

Participating in the PMC becomes more meaningful with each passing year. When we began making PMC a tradition, we were riding for friends who had cancer, but over the years it became more personal. In 2015 both my husband, Jeff and my sister, Jayne were diagnosed with cancer within 3 weeks of each other. Jeff with prostrate, successfully treated and he is living a full and happy life. Jayne was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma and fought with immense bravery for 5 years, I miss her terribly! Larissa joined our family. Her Dad was already fighting a heroic battle with multiple myeloma and he lost his battle in 2022. Most recently my sister in law Jane was diagnosed with luekemia, she is undergoing chemo and preparing for stem cell and bone marrow transplant in July.

The list goes on and on for everyone- we ride to show support but most importantly raise funds for needed research and treatment. Our funds go to Dr Ken Anderson at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, his area is multiple myeloma but his research and patents have made an immense difference in many type of cancer. The work at DFCI helps cancer treatment throughout the world so the benefits are felt even by those not treated there. Seemingly, we're now seeing cancer become more commonly diagnosed with younger people It's critical that we continue to raise funds and awareness for this terrible disease

I had to take 3 years off from riding due to my own health issues, undergoing 2 life threatening surgeries. I'm back, feeling strong and ready to take on 200 miles of riding- well I will be on August 2! Again, for me this journey is personal. It's personal for our whole family too. We're grateful to all of our friends who have supported our efforts since 2007. I hope that you'll continue to support us and the PMC again this year.

SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS FIGHTING CANCER! SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS FIGHTING FOR THEM!