This year my team, Team Dassault, and I are riding in memory of a very special young girl Christina (pictured here) who was a true warrior in the battle against cancer. Unfortunately Christina passed away earlier this year, she was 11 years old. Her fight against stage IV Rhabdomyosarcoma, a very rare form of cancer, began in 2012 when she was only 6. At that time, she was only given a few months to live. The doctors and nurses at the Dana Farber were able to treat Christina's rare cancer and give her 5 more years of active childhood which she embraced with a vital spirit. Christina so inspired us all with her possitive attitude throughout all the ups and downs she and her family had to go through.
Pretty much everyone I know has been touched by cancer in one way or another so you all know how important this cause is. Luckily these days, most folks affected by cancer have a positive outcome as have members of my family time and time again. However, some, like Chrisina, are aflicked with rare forms of cancer that don't have much funding behind them to find a cure. One of the great things about the PMC is that they are able to target funding to research these less common cancers that public funding never reaches.
I know I ask of you year after year, and I so appreciate everything many of you have done to support me everytime!
We have been dealt blows by cancer more times than I care to count so please consider helping me deliver a significant punch back!
Thank You
Bob
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