Mull 2 Hull 2011

It has started when .....

I was cycling from Mull to Hull 450 miles for a variety of reasons: to have fun, because I was able to, as a part of a survival strategy and to try to raise a shedload of money for charity! ... and I did it £2800 and a much perter bottom

And now... www.theride.org.uk

Friday 13th till Sunday 29th of July 2012

1000 miles, John O Groats to the Olympics, through 5 capitals (Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin, Cardiff, London), A bunch of cancer patients (past or present) on their bike .... not your everyday journey

Organising a campaigning cycle ride to Have fun.... Cancer is deadly serious, but you can have serious fun with it..............Shout it out, you can live well with cancer because it is part of our lives not our whole life.............Calling for services to get and keep active to give us a better quality of life, through treatment and beyond.

You can join the The Ride

The whole hog, a few days, or a short ride with us, or maybe support The Ride and the campaign.

Life is for living

Thursday 12 July 2012

bit of a laugh

I had the last chemotherapy session on Monday and am having another batch straight after I get home in 3 weeks time instead of my usual 2 weeks...  that feels good, a bit more breathing space... and don't have to bear the smell of hospital ... which I have found increasingly difficult, but hey, it does keep me ticking. I had a treat on Tuesday and went to have Reiki and Reflexology with gorgeous Val and as I was flicking between trying to empty my mind (falling asleep occasionally) and going on a killing spree and telling the nasties it is time to go ... out of the blue it suddenly hit me,  the 1000 miles thing ... a bit out of nowhere (which is a bit ridiculously silly as i have been breathing this ride for the last couple of months) ... and started laughing my head off ... thinking for the first time that it is a bit bonkers... and you know maybe it is. I haven't really thought about it that way... I guess it is a 1000 miles in a chemotherapy sandwich ... but I always think things will just work out ... never-ending bloody optimism that's me  ... but hey it is working for me ... usually.

But I am ready to roll around the country with lovely people and meet new ones and have some stories to tell... so here we go with a big grin on my face; it will be a hell of adventure!

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So see you tomorrow at John o Groats. Have a lovely day. I am sure I will.

 

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