When I started training for this ride, the song that seemed
to play on my iPOD a lot was Melissa Etheridge’s “I RUN FOR LIFE”. It always seemed that when I hit a point in
my ride when I couldn’t pedal another moment, the song would play and give me
inspiration. I would sing along and then when it got to the chorus I would change the words and sing "I BIKE FOR LIFE". I often wondered what I
what do if I saw her perform that song in person.
On Monday night, June 24th, 2013 in Burlington’s Flynn
Theatre I was given that chance.
I cried.
A lot.
From the moment she sang the first words, my heart leaped up
into my throat and my eyes welled up with tears. I sang every note with her and cried the
whole time. I looked at my bracelet that
says F*CK CANCER and my other bracelet that says I SUPPORT TEAM H/G 2013 and
cried. When Melissa said to cheer for
those who survived, I thought of Rob and Stacey and countless others. And when Melissa said to send a prayer to
those that hadn’t, I thought of Jennifer and Margaret and so many others that
had died.
It truly was a moment I will never forget.
Then this morning my phone indicated I had email so I opened it
up to discover that I had hit the $10,000 mark in my fundraising campaign for
my ride during the night. I sat there stunned. It was only in the shower that it really hit
me so I did the thing I normally do.
I cried.
If you would like to donate to my ride effort, please click
on the link below. I appreciate your
help!
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