No, contrary to the appearance of this blog, I am not dead. Although these days I find myself quoting Dolly Parton's Nine to Five character "I'm as busy as a one legged man in a butt kicking contest"
Yes, family are all well. Yes, my work, like yours, is busy but good. I have seen the blessing of answered prayer in my requests for effectiveness and wisdom in my use of time.
In an apparent attempt to compound my busy-ness to near insane levels, I have signed up to ride the Bike to the Bay MS150 to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis. It is scheduled to be a 150 mile, two day ride from Dover, DE to Rehobeth, DE on Saturday, Sept 27, 2008 and back on Sunday.
To move me toward a completing a personal goal to ride 200 miles in one day (sometime next Spring, maybe), I am planning to begin at first light (0-dark thirty, Fred) Saturday in Rehobeth and ride to Dover and back. Then I expect to join a number of friends for the 75 mile return trip Sunday.
This is the third or fourth time I've ridden in this event or one like it (City to Shore). Each time it seems I become aware of more people I know personally that are affected by MS. The training is going well, though the lo-o-ong distance experts I am reading are a little grim in their outlook.
Read up on my trip if you like here or ask me how I did (or if I am able to sit down yet (haha))
Bye for now...
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I noticed you mentioned Tim´s mom as someone you know with MS. Did you know that his sister Becky also has it? Tim´s mom´s sister had MS as well and died a few years ago. I don´t know if she was saved or not ... I do not think so. Thanks for taking part in this unique fundraising activity. Hope you survive the trip!
Yes, I think I was aware that Becky has MS... but I was really aiming to cite people I actually know personally, whose stories I could tell first hand enough to communicate the frightening unpredictability of the disease and the SLOW progress of understanding and treating it.
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