PMC weekend is here!
With it brings many emotions. We are all VERY excited to represent you in the fight against Cancer.
Today our Pedal Partner Elle B. is going in for a biopsy on her lungs to determine how her treatments have done. She will be in the ICU for at least 24 hour. Hopefully all will be well. Unfortunately, that means she will not be able to join us on the route. Please join our PHAT PHamily in a little spiritual thought for a good out come.
Also, our teammate, Donna Kleinman learned Thursday that her sister, Marie, was diagnosed with Cancer. This will be news to many on the team. Yet another reason it is so easy to simply ride a bike nearly 200 miles.
The PMC will be covered extensively on New England Cable News (NECN). "Channel 6 on Comcast”. Please watch this channel during the weekend or log on to www.necn.com . They will be covering the event live starting Friday Night starting at 7:00 PM. The telecast is informative and interesting.
If you wish to donate to our PHAT Tuesday team go to www.pmc.org/tp0049
Thank you for all your support.
Team PHAT Tuesday
www.phattuesday.org
Friday, July 31, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Over the Shoulder
Over the Shoulder
Over the Shoulder, originally uploaded by Team PHAT Tuesday PMC.
Here comes Phat Tuesday on the last training ride before the PMC.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The training is done. PMC here we come!
Thousands of training miles have been logged by the team. Over 78 thousand dollars have raised by Team PHAT Tuesday this year so far. Our goal is $100,000. Please help by donating. Every dollar counts. Every dollar helps. Every dollar goes directly to the Dana Farber Cancer Instutute where miracles are made to happen. Donations can be made on behalf of the team by clicking
here.
Want to donate on behalf of a specific PHAT Tuesday rider? Click the link corresponding to the rider you want to support below.
Jim Barry
Tim Brightman
Mark Brightman
Scott Britton
Pete Bromann
Dave Eberhart
Kevin Fitzpatrick
Donna Kleinman
Joy Longa
Laura Mann
Marc Mann
Rachel Mann
Paul Metcalf
Martin Middelmann
Fred Paine
Bob Reed
Kevin Robbins
Bill Snapper
David Winthrop
here.
Want to donate on behalf of a specific PHAT Tuesday rider? Click the link corresponding to the rider you want to support below.
Jim Barry
Tim Brightman
Mark Brightman
Scott Britton
Pete Bromann
Dave Eberhart
Kevin Fitzpatrick
Donna Kleinman
Joy Longa
Laura Mann
Marc Mann
Rachel Mann
Paul Metcalf
Martin Middelmann
Fred Paine
Bob Reed
Kevin Robbins
Bill Snapper
David Winthrop
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Teammate Profile - Fred Paine
The PMC and Me
Like many, cancer has had a dramatic effect on my family. My mother died very quickly in 1983 as a consequence of cervical cancer and my father died in 1997 from lung cancer. His death was a long suffocating battle, but through it all, his demeanor, determination and faith will forever be a life lesson for me.
Shortly, after my father died, I met Kevin who put the idea of the PMC into my head, it seemed a gigantic task, raising $1100 was one thing , but to ride a bicycle to P-town in 2 days, that was something else, nerve wracking, hard work, and exciting, the perfect cathartic payback to my father. If I ride 20 more PMC’s, I will never payback what I owe to my father, he of course, would tell me, the pleasure was all his, just part of his beauty!
Although, I will always ride in honor of my parents, the PMC and why I ride has evolved over the last 12 years, starting with what I have learned from my PMC Cycle Team PHAT Tuesday. I have met and become friends with some wonderful people. I have heard it said that PHAT Tuesday is simply a group of people who come together for a common cause, and that may be true, but working as small team, within the larger PMC team, to be a part of finding a cure for cancer is more than cool!
Speaking of cool, one of the coolest people I know has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer and has had to work through a reoccurrence - she is the essence of pure strength and grace together – an example to all ! My friend Joyce is recovering wonderfully from Ovarian Cancer, 10 years ago, I am not sure this would be possible! Our pedal partner Ethan is such a joy and it is fantastic that the wonderful Julia is turning 17. Through the team and our pedal partners, I have receive just a taste of what it is like to have a child with cancer, the strength and courage of these families is just amazing.
PHAT Tuesday has their own group of volunteers, who without asking, help us at all our team events, truly just helping the cause without experiencing the glory of the ride. The Deb’s, Maryellen, Andrea, Donna etc – their help and example are wonderful.
Tim and Mark’s dedication to their brother who died of cancer so long ago is always an inspiration!
I always owe thanks to my wife Marsha who suffers through PMC talk 12 months a year, and once May comes, our life evolves around my training for the PMC.
But just in the last year, Big Paul, Pete, and Dave have lost their sisters to cancer, Marc lost his dad and Kevin just lost his mother to cancer - Cancer doesn’t quit! It is up to us to help find a cure to beat it!
So when it comes to writing another fundraising letter or climbing one more hill, it is these images I think of that keep me riding the PMC. I mentioned earlier that the PMC was a cathartic experience for me when my father died, still to this day; I receive more from the PMC and PHAT Tuesday than I could ever give!
Fred – www.pmc.org/fp0008
PS: I understand some people reading this, may not recognize the names, but I hope the essence of my thoughts are conveyed.
Like many, cancer has had a dramatic effect on my family. My mother died very quickly in 1983 as a consequence of cervical cancer and my father died in 1997 from lung cancer. His death was a long suffocating battle, but through it all, his demeanor, determination and faith will forever be a life lesson for me.
Shortly, after my father died, I met Kevin who put the idea of the PMC into my head, it seemed a gigantic task, raising $1100 was one thing , but to ride a bicycle to P-town in 2 days, that was something else, nerve wracking, hard work, and exciting, the perfect cathartic payback to my father. If I ride 20 more PMC’s, I will never payback what I owe to my father, he of course, would tell me, the pleasure was all his, just part of his beauty!
Although, I will always ride in honor of my parents, the PMC and why I ride has evolved over the last 12 years, starting with what I have learned from my PMC Cycle Team PHAT Tuesday. I have met and become friends with some wonderful people. I have heard it said that PHAT Tuesday is simply a group of people who come together for a common cause, and that may be true, but working as small team, within the larger PMC team, to be a part of finding a cure for cancer is more than cool!
Speaking of cool, one of the coolest people I know has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer and has had to work through a reoccurrence - she is the essence of pure strength and grace together – an example to all ! My friend Joyce is recovering wonderfully from Ovarian Cancer, 10 years ago, I am not sure this would be possible! Our pedal partner Ethan is such a joy and it is fantastic that the wonderful Julia is turning 17. Through the team and our pedal partners, I have receive just a taste of what it is like to have a child with cancer, the strength and courage of these families is just amazing.
PHAT Tuesday has their own group of volunteers, who without asking, help us at all our team events, truly just helping the cause without experiencing the glory of the ride. The Deb’s, Maryellen, Andrea, Donna etc – their help and example are wonderful.
Tim and Mark’s dedication to their brother who died of cancer so long ago is always an inspiration!
I always owe thanks to my wife Marsha who suffers through PMC talk 12 months a year, and once May comes, our life evolves around my training for the PMC.
But just in the last year, Big Paul, Pete, and Dave have lost their sisters to cancer, Marc lost his dad and Kevin just lost his mother to cancer - Cancer doesn’t quit! It is up to us to help find a cure to beat it!
So when it comes to writing another fundraising letter or climbing one more hill, it is these images I think of that keep me riding the PMC. I mentioned earlier that the PMC was a cathartic experience for me when my father died, still to this day; I receive more from the PMC and PHAT Tuesday than I could ever give!
Fred – www.pmc.org/fp0008
PS: I understand some people reading this, may not recognize the names, but I hope the essence of my thoughts are conveyed.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Fund Raising Total
As of 7/22, Team PHAT Tuesday's fundraising total todate: $72,931.77
That's roughly 73% of goal of $100,000.
You can help raise that bar with a donation. Please visit www.pmc.org/tp0049.
Team PHAT Tuesday thanks you for your support!
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That's roughly 73% of goal of $100,000.
You can help raise that bar with a donation. Please visit www.pmc.org/tp0049.
Team PHAT Tuesday thanks you for your support!
.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
The PHATs met Elle
PHAT Tuesday had their team BBQ on Sunday 7-19. It was a perfect day. A group of about 16 PHATs participated in the Climb To The Clouds that morning. We did the 60 mile route. There was plenty of climbing and some great team camaraderie. We were very happy our teammate Mark was able to come up from Virginia to be with us.
The ride was a lot of fun. This is essentially the final "big" training ride before the Pan Mass Challenge. All did well. Now it was time to feast and enjoy the day. We met for our team BBQ. We were all looking forward to it as we were going to meet our 2009 pedal partner Elle and her family.
Elle is loaded with personality. She was a bit reserved when she first arrived having not known anyone there. She was a little intimidated by Melanie, the enthusiastic yellow lab. Well, it didn't take long before Elle was in the pool swimming with Melanie and others. She was very proud of herself as she exclaimed "hey, I'm swimming by myself". I guess this was a first and we were happy to share that with her and her family.
Ethan, one of our past pedal partners was also able to join us. Ethan is 5 now. He was barely 1 when we met him and at the time he was a very sick little boy. It was so cool to see him now. He's another really great kid. Not a shrinking violet either. He was right in there mixing it up with everyone and having a blast.
It was a great day and fantastic to meet Elle and her family. Pedal partners are very important to our team. It helps us all to connect with the Pan Mass Challenge on a level that's very hard to explain. It puts a face on what we're doing and it makes us all feel very fortunate to be able to get to know thes very cool little people and their families. I hope the families get as much out of it as we do.
The Pan Mass is less than two weeks away and there's still time to help. Visit our team fundraising page at http://www.pmc.org/profile/TP0049 and please make a donation if you can.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Elle Update
New update from Elle's carepage...
The date has been set for Elle's biopsy - next Friday, July 24th. Elle will go in at 7AM. The plan is to pull several samples from one lung; we don't know which side the surgeon has decided on yet. It will be a minimally invasive procedure, but we do not know if Elle will have to stay overnight in the hospital or not.
As indicated in the last update, this biopsy is the only way to determine what the stuff that's showing on the CT scan really is. Of course, we're hoping that it's all scar tissue and/or dead tumor remains. Please continue to pray for that. Thanks!
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