Brianna is with me on each ride
16 Oct 2024
I order to create a more"physical" connection with the child I am riding for, I have always carried one of their favorite toys with me. You may recall pictures of me from past years with Captain America, Lightning McQueen or Puppy in my rear jersey pocket. This year, a co-worker, Joyce Selke, saw that Brianna had loved butterflies. Joyce had this piece made, which I have been carrying on each of my rides. It is a simple gesture, but one that symbolizes that Brianna's spirit and I share these rides together.
Posted 35 days ago
It's not a hypothetical. It is real.
8 Oct 2024
It is not conjecture, nor a hypothetical. It is still very much a harsh reality. Cancer kills children, regardless of how pure their heart or how sweet their disposition. If we don't personally experience the heartache of losing a child, we may feel distanced from cancer's cruelty. Sometimes a tangible, physical object like a grave marker helps us to realize cancer is taking the life of children everyday. It is real, It needs to be stopped. For Brianna, there was no effective treatment for her cancer. It cost her her life. Thank you for helping to fund the research needed to someday allow a child to play on the grass, rather than be buried below it.
Posted 42 days ago
