2017 NKCR Blogs

How can the death of a young girl whom I have never met have such a profound impact on me? In October 2017, as I was preparing to leave home for another work week, I read a simple post from my friend and “wheel daughter” Taylor, and it moved me to tears. My wife asked me what was wrong, why I was sighing so deeply, and I couldn’t find words, could only hand her my phone and croak “read this” and walk away. Moments later, she hugged me, in tears herself. Why do I feel this way? The answer to this question lies in the journey itself that was the National Kids Cancer Ride. It has been difficult to collect my thoughts about this over the past week after the ride, but here goes: I will admit, at first, the ride was about peronal accomplishment. Although I have cycled for years, I have never attempted something like this – riding my longest distances, day after day, let alone crossing the country doing so. However, as the ride started, with the first dedication in White Rock, that goal be