Le Tour of Hope 2015

I just spent eight days together with a group of Cyclists riding 800 kilometers to raise money for the Kids With Cancer Society. It was not only an amazing and emotional journey, it was a journey of HOPE.

I rode my bike through parts of British Columbia and Alberta. I saw some amazing scenery, rode up some big hills, and had a lot of fun along the way. I'm a cyclists so it is what I love to do. I choose to this ride and raise money to ride the Tour of Hope. All that money went to the Kids With Cancer Society. Kids With Cancer puts on programs and provides support to children who have been diagnosed with cancer and to their families.

This past week I met:

1. A man riding for is eight year old daughter who at three weeks was diagnosed with cancer. She was not given long to live but her dad says she has never done what other people expect...awesome.
2. I met a man riding for his now sixteen year old son who two years ago was diagnosed with cancer. Today he is cancer free.
3. I met cancer survivors who were riding because they had compassion for children who become sick with cancer and their families.
4. I met a young girl who did her grades 7 and 8 in a six month span because when she was diagnosed with cancer she had to do so many treatments school was too hard.
5. I met Maria, a beautiful fifteen year old girl who came to speak with out Tour team about her journey. Diagnosed at thirteen with cancer she told us what she had experienced and what it was like. It was very emotional and she was so brave.

I met a lot of heroes this week and riding my bike to support the Kids With Cancer Society was not hard, it was an honor. There were so many amazing stories I heard this week, the above ones were highlights for me.

I heard the word HOPE a lot this week. I believe we all like to have hope in our lives. Hope in God, hope that we will be healthy. Anyone who has ever had children hopes they will be healthy and happy. Hearing the words "Your child has cancer must be devastating." I know that with my experience this week I saw an organization that specializes in HOPE for those people facing that challenge.

Thank you Kids With Cancer and my fellow Tour of Hope riders for a remarkable time and experience.

Here is a link to the Kids With Cancer Society, check out what they are all about and if you can find it in your heart to donate a little or a lot it would be appreciated.

www.kidswithcancer.ca