Bluesky**PLEASE HELP US HELP BC CANCER PATIENTS**
This May, we are privileged to participate in and support the Workout to Conquer Cancer for a fifth year. We will challenge ourselves and raise money to support BC Cancer patients in honour of our son/nephew/cousin/friend/hero, Myles Lindsay!
Myles was diagnosed in March 2021 with Diffuse Infiltrating Gastric Carcinoma at age 14 and passed away on June 1, 2022. No one should have to go through what Myles faced with such resilience and good humour.
It is everything for us to be able to honour him in any way we can and raise funds for oncology research and treatments. We also, as does everyone, have other family members and friends touched by cancer. And we are working out and fundraising in their honour as well.
This is what each of us is committing to do :
Riley: One hour run, hike or strength training every day. Plus 100 pushups, squats & situps every day.
Jordanna: Run 20K per week + yoga 3 times per week. Grouse Grind 1x per week.
Abby: TBC
Nicky: TBC
Jenna: Minimum one hour of exercise a day: running, hiking, yoga, gym, Pilates + training for Victoria Full Marathon in Sept.
Jesse: Run 100 kms.
Maddy: 12K steps daily + a 30-minute workout every day (running, pilates or strength training).
Sue & Noel: We will be mountain biking in SA and Botswana from May 1-9, 50-70kms a day. Then a min of 10K steps per day May 10 - 31 + strength training 3x per week.
On June 1, many will participate in the 4th Annual Buckets for Myles Basketball Tourney at Rockridge Secondary. Everyone is welcome to come and cheer the players on. The event will be held from Noon to 3pm at 5350 Headland Dr, West Vancouver, BC V7W 3H2.
Additionally, there will be lots of other community events throughout the month
So, as we get ready to sweat our way through May, please show your support by donating today in honour of Myles and for the kids and adults you know and love who have battled or are currently in Cancer treatment. Every dollar counts, and a minimum of $10's receives a tax receipt.
Team Miles for Myles is raising funds this year for one of the BC Cancer Foundation's key priorities, pediatric cancer research led by Dr. Poul Sorensen and his colleagues at BC Cancer.
Dr. Sorensens lab is currently focused on two urgent priorities within childhood cancer research:
- Targeting high-risk pediatric cancers with new immunotherapy approaches.
- Understanding and targeting stress adaptive pathways in high-risk pediatric cancers, and how these pathways lead to aggressive metastatic disease.
What is very exciting about both these research streams is that they could lead to available treatment for pediatric cancer patients in as little as one to one and a half years! This is significant because, up until now, children have had very little access to immunotherapy and have had no treatment for aggressive metastatic disease.
Thank you so much for your support. Lots of love, The Richardsons
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