I read bumper stickers.
They give me entertainment while driving and sometimes they scold me
like the one that say “Unless You're A Haemorrhoid get off my ass.” The one I read today though made me
think. After riding more than 100 Km for
the first time that morning with the Tour de Rock team, I was driving along and
the bumper sticker in front of me read, “Every day is a blessing.”
As my body ached and I wanted to whimper in pain, this
simple sticker made me take a step back because we began our ride today with
some horrible news. One of our junior
riders had taken a turn for the worse. Our superhero had had a stroke. When hearing this from the trainers, Anne, the
senior rider assigned to that little superhero and also her paediatric oncologist
nurse, had a look on her face that you never want to see on a person. It was a look of helplessness.
There was nothing we could do at that moment but ride and
take inspiration from that little girl.
This day was a blessing because we as a team were able to ride. We rode farther than we ever had and rode
faster than we usually averaged This day
was also a blessing because our junior rider survived her stroke and will keep
fighting this awful disease which I call the"Big C."
So to all those with bumper stickers – thank you. For the person with the haemorrhoid bumper
sticker..sorry for following so close but I needed to see what your sticker
said!
Janis
Please consider helping me raise my goal of $25 000 to help fight the Big C and send these amazing superheros to Camp Goodtimes. DONATE NOW!
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