Back at DFCI – PMC bridge to a Cure

PMC Bridge to a Cure at DFCI

So here I am back again at DFCI and I just finished my CT scans.  Now I get to wait to se if I am Cancer free.  The good news is that I feel good so if I had to bet I would say there is no cancer but I get to wait until 11:30 today to find out.  But it is good to see the changes that have happened here at Dana Farber.  There is a whole new building and there is a bridge to the new building.  This bridge along with many other parts of the new facility was built in part by many of the donations of the Pan Mass Challenge.  This year the PMC raised over $33 million for DFCI and you can see that the money is going to the many changes here.  Dana Farber is truly one of the best places in the world for cancer care.

I have started my bike season off this year all be it very slowly.  The weather in New England hasn’t exactly helped that.  I did however get outside on the mountain bike for one ride this weekend.  I believe the cycling, exercise and the constant monitoring of my health will help me stay Cancer free for the years to come.  So there is some added incentive for me to keep up with the riding.

So I have already signed up for many rides this Summer so if nothing else this winter I have prepared to have a pretty good cycling season.  Here is the List so far.

B2B – Harpoon Brewery to Brewery – 1 Day – 150 miles – June 18th

BBC – Bicycles Battling Cancer – 1 Day – 100 mile ride for cancer – July 24th, 2011

Pan Mass Challenge – 2 days – 192 Miles – August 6th, 7th

Livestrong Philadelphia – 1 Day 100 miles – August 21st

I will probably try to get one more in before the end of this year as long as my wife doesn’t mind too much from being away at the weekend.  I never thought I would get this much into cycling but it looks like this will stick for a long time to come.

Anyway I should get back to waiting for my doctor to check my results but here is to hoping there is nothing that will get in the way of my training for the rides.  As soon as this snow comes off of the ground I will be off the trainer and onto the roads.  See you out there.

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