My sister and her friend Lisa rode again today and donated her miles to me. They are really riding there up in Ga. It's also a little stormy here in Safety Harbor with the Hurricane Helene offshore.
Yesterday's ride was tough. I really felt it last evening. I decided not to try and ride today and may not be able to ride for the next few days because of the approaching hurricane.
But my sister Palmer Ann is also riding in the GCC and her friend Lisa is riding with her and has offered her miles to me and my challenge. I'm going to accept that offer. I am grateful for the help.
Okay, in my last post I said I would not be riding anymore this month. I decided to give it a shot today and went on a short ride. It went well but I was whooped by the end even though I did take a nice long break halfway through.
I'll try and get a short ride everyday the remainder of the month.
With these brief glimpses I've had of cancer treatment it is not something I would wish on anyone. This money that all of you had helped raise will go a long way toward helping to prevent any child from having to go through this pain.
https://youtu.be/vRs-I7n47zg?si=DEZd7ZLDAInmN0ow
Way back in at the end of June I started to have issues with my bladder. Assuming it was a UTI I called my primary care to have some tests done. The tests came back negative so my primary care Doctor ordered a CAT scan to explore this farther. A mass was shown to be in my bladder. So calls were made to my urologist for their input.
Now when I signed up in April I was feelling good and really thought I could ride 500 miles but 217 miles may be as far as I get this year.
This Monday I had a procedure to remove a tumor from my bladder. The surgeon was able to remove all the tumor and it is off to pathology for testing.
Needless to say I’m a little sore and have been told by my Doctor not to ride my bike for at least two weeks. So kinds take care of this years Great Cycle Challenge ride for me.
I’m a little bummed but we are riding to help prevent kids from having to deal with this disease. If you have already donated, thank you. If you have not, I'm asking that you think about making a donation.
Just go to https://greatcyclechallenge.com/riders/ChanBliss and click “Donate Now.”
It appears that my weather forecasting is not quite as good as I thought. Alter this afternoon I looked out my window and saw sunny blue sky's. So I took a short ride before dinner. It was nice, light breeze and pleasant temperature. There were still a few puddles out.
I awoke this morning to rumbling and an overcast sky. It appears that I will not ride today until the thunder stops
I'm out today on another ride of Discovery. Riding trails I have not ridden before.
Today I'm on the Duke Energy Trail. ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/LT8cVDnwwp7Njon98 ) In the video you can see why it is called that.
I did not ride the entire length today. I'll save that 11.68 mile ride for another day. But the part I rode today was nice, except for the power-lines.
Today I took a long ride out to the bridge and back. I've decided to give up on the water bottle holder on the back of my seat and just carry my extra water in the pocket of my jersey. You can see it in the picture of me riding away.
Got a late start today. I had an appointment with yet another Dt and then lunch with the Romeos. The Romeos are a men's group (old men) from our church that meet for lunch once a month.
I'm happy to say that my ride just surpassed $2000 to help the kids. That is amazing. I am blessed to have such generous family and friends.
A meandering ride today but I still got in 18 miles. Rode a little slower and again had to deal with my water bottle holder breaking loose. This time I figured out a way to secure it and keep on riding. I'm just going to carry my second water bottle in my jersey's back pocket. I stopped about halfway for a mid-morning snack, I think it helped me power through the rest of the ride. I forgot to make a video today because I was focused on the water bottle holder. So until tomorrow,"Keep on Riding!"
