MILE$ FOR MONEY

How appropriate that June, men’s health month, is when this epic journey will conclude! Scott is over 9600 miles, and we are in Medora, North Dakota.  We have less than two weeks to go! Scott did a video yesterday during our hike in the Badlands at Theodore Roosevelt National Park to remind men to get their physicals, and to get their PSA checked.  Today is also cancer survivor day, a day to be grateful for the each day that Scott beats this disease.  I too want to remind women to encourage the men in their life to get their physicals (and their own preventive physicals.) I pestered Scott about getting a checkup as I said "it was the thing to do" in our early 50’s. He felt great, he was strength training, playing hockey, softball, and had absolutely no symptoms of any ill health. We had only been married a few months when he was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer.   Scott had an elevated PSA detected from a simple blood test, and a biopsy confirmed the aggre...

Scott is 4500 miles into the journey, we are in Pensacola.  We had a bad weather day yesterday which delayed his ride a day.   What that means is we drove ahead to where we are staying through Thanksgiving, and are driving back to drop him today for his  ride today.   Not ideal but making it work.  With Thanksgiving coming tomorrow we are focusing on all that we are grateful for.... first our faith.  None of this would have been possible without strong faith in our Lord, Jesus Christ.  We don't talk about it as much as we should.   But every day we pray.  I pray, putting Scott in God's hands everyday.. especially due to the crazy traffic and drivers on the busy roads on this Thanksgiving eve.    We are grateful for our family and friends.  We miss our family and friends very much, especially being gone over the holidays.  But as Scott has explained, this is an important mission to him to honor his life and Benny's life. ...