Lynne's Ride

Cancer, six letters that cause so much anguish for millions of people. Like many others, cancer has impacted my life; it took away my Mum, Lynne, back in 2017. Inoperable lung cancer, not smoking-related, in case you are wondering. The irony was Mum had not long retired after working all her life for the NHS at Nottingham City Hospital. Now she was back as a patient for regular chemotherapy and oncology appointments. Life can be unfair and even cruel at times, but Mum kept up hope and battled on for over 2 and a half years. This was after an initial diagnosis of a year. I was there with her at the end, and I will admit that it was very tough to watch your own mother wither away in front of you. I don't think I ever really grieved, I couldn't stay for the funeral and was on a plane back to NZ and back to the busyness of life. This has bugged me now for some time bringing me to Lynne's Ride. Starting on Tuesday, 4 October 2022, I will ride the Tour Aotearoa - bike packing my way over 3,000 km from Cape Reinga to Bluff - you can see the route here - http://www.touraotearoa.nz/p/home.html

I am riding in memory of my Mum, Lynne Christine Dexter, and while I am at it will try and raise some funds for Lung Foundation NZ - https://lungfoundation.org.nz/

That is it, really - you can follow my progress and if you feel inclined, you can donate to my cause - it's up to you.