Saturday, October 13, 2007

Day Five: San Simeon to Pismo Beach: 3 Oct 2007



Wednesday, October 3
I feel really blessed to be able to ride as far as I have gone so far, and to be able to ride along with Kellie.
We are fundraising for Arthritis research and motivated by our daughter, Deidre.
Deidre contracted Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) after her pregnancy with her daughter, Leah, now two years old. We have learned that the big hormonal shifts, pregnancy, menopause are is a contributing factor for women that developed RA.

We are impressed with Deidre’s resolve, to take care of herself, and her family.

A full 25% of the riders on this tour have some form of Arthritis.

We are also impressed with the physical and mental dedication it takes to accomplish this kind of activity along with the training required, that sometimes nobody else sees or cheers on.

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