October 17th, 2016 - The Inside Ride
The Inside Ride is a Canada-wide fundraiser for pediatric cancer research and treatment. The money raised form this event was for CancerCare’s pediatrics unit, and all the doctors and nurses are extremely supportive of this event. It was my first year there, and I had heard about through our Teen cancer group and the child life specialists. We made a team to bike 5 minutes each to raise money. Our team did not raise very much, but we got second place for team spirit! There were 5 of us survivors in our group and treatment was all quite fresh to us, so we had lots to pedal for. Our team captain was the ambassador for this event and he made a wonderful speech that made me very grateful to have the effective care that I did. I heard a fact there that I still think of a lot - the number of children diagnosed with cancer every year hasn’t changed, but the number of children being cured has steadily rose. As fundraising continues to fund research, more cures are being found and more effective treatments discovered. This is why we keep fundraising and spreading awareness. Maybe we will never cure cancer completely, but we can still weaken it and continue to fight.
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| Pedaling with the team and friends of team cheering me on. |
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| The entire Inside Ride clan (I'm at the front with my team). |
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