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 Scott has had the expected equipment challenges - such as flat tires.  He also had a  Garmin edge failure (thank you to Garmin who did replace it), and now the derailer hanger is broken so his Otso gravel bike is unrideable until it is fixed.  Having things repaired on the road is challenging when you are moving almost every day. First, bike stores don't necessarily have the parts we need. Second, if they do have the parts, they may not have the time.  Third, back to my earlier comment - no time to order in parts or leave the bike as we are on the move.  We did bring whatever we could anticipate in extra parts - but even so we still didn't think of everything we would need.  This necessitates guessing how far ahead we need to have parts shipped to, and finding a bike store that can fit him in on the approximate date we will be there.  Thank you to NOW bikes out of ARDEN HILLS, and  Mike Bieber who have been terrific to help us with these cha...

Scott is 3300 miles in, through 19 states,  currently in North Myrtle Beach SC, and re-adjusting to being back on the bike. He had some saddle soreness and body fatigue from being back on the bike. However, the 6-month Lupron shot, and radiation of his clavicle has not really slowed him down! What has slowed him down is his support crew (me) getting the common germ. We had to take an extra day for me to rest up and recover. On a positive note, this meant soaking up some sun on north Myrtle Beach to try to kick this germ. Puck particularly liked watching the birds.  Happily, Scott has managed to stay healthy; assuming you don’t count the stage 4 cancer. In preparation for today’s ride, Scott was trying to adjust his bike and part of the derailer broke. So, Scott is now scrambling trying to do a quick repair with the aid of some local bike shop talent before he heads out on his 60-mile bike today. One of the challenges of this trip is how to stay on a schedule and manage e...

 We are back in Virginia Beach and ready to resume the journey. Granted it was hard to hear that Scott’s cancer is growing again, rather than sleeping, but hopefully the radiation on the spot will work and the Lupron will at least slow it before more, and different treatment is necessary. Really this news just makes it even more imperative that we get the word out about early detection, so hopefully others will not have to go through what Scott has gone through and continues to go through. Early detection saves lives.  Prostate cancer is very treatable and curable if discovered early. Get your PSA tested, please talk to your doctor about screening.  We are so thankful to everyone that helped make prostate cancer awareness month a success! Thank you to those that shared our Facebook posts, shared our blog, told our story, fundraised, supported our fundraising efforts, arranged for fundraisers and of course those that donated and took advantage of the huge match! Thank ...

When cancer is stage 4, you logically know that eventually you will hear news you do not want to hear.  Even so your heart does not really ever accept that the cancer will rear its ugly head. This is particularly true for Scott and me, when Scott is so healthy, so fit and performing so well on his 11,000-mile cycle trip! This just confirms the story that has always been the case for Scott – he has never had symptoms from the cancer! He only gets sick from the treatment. He has been through radical prostatectomy, radiation, chemo and lupron- but still we do not ever think of Scott as sick and we do not focus on the outcome of this disease, just stick to being grateful for each day.   Some days are harder than others to stay focused on gratitude for the gift of the day and avoid the what if's and when's of the future.  Before the testing  at mayo we had an opportunity to spread the early detection message. Wednesday October 4 th  on our drive to Rochester we hea...