I guess the only relation that this is related to wood canoes is that I, a WCHA member, am participating.
I am part of a team that is paddling about 225 miles down the Neuse River to honor those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and to fight back. For more information and/or to donate visit www.hopefloatsnc.com. I'm the paddler named Dave paddling a 1954 Old Town HW (another tie to wood canoes).
To explain further, why this fight is important to me, and why I'm trying to fight back a little in this way. Not only have almost all the women on maternal side had a fight with cancer, and I have lost my paternal cousin to ovarian cancer, but also I have had my own personal fight with cancer and thankfully can say I am a survivor.
I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2008, and spent 8 months of 2009 undergoing chemotherapy treatment. After the treatment, I was finally in remission. However, after 21 months in remission, I had a relapse and spent 60 days in Walter Reed undergoing intense chemotherapy and then a stem cell transplant. I'm about to be 180 days out from my transplant, and thank God I'm still clean, recovering well, and about to embark on this trip.
Thanks for your time and attention, and any help you are able to provide,
Dave
I am part of a team that is paddling about 225 miles down the Neuse River to honor those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and to fight back. For more information and/or to donate visit www.hopefloatsnc.com. I'm the paddler named Dave paddling a 1954 Old Town HW (another tie to wood canoes).
To explain further, why this fight is important to me, and why I'm trying to fight back a little in this way. Not only have almost all the women on maternal side had a fight with cancer, and I have lost my paternal cousin to ovarian cancer, but also I have had my own personal fight with cancer and thankfully can say I am a survivor.
I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2008, and spent 8 months of 2009 undergoing chemotherapy treatment. After the treatment, I was finally in remission. However, after 21 months in remission, I had a relapse and spent 60 days in Walter Reed undergoing intense chemotherapy and then a stem cell transplant. I'm about to be 180 days out from my transplant, and thank God I'm still clean, recovering well, and about to embark on this trip.
Thanks for your time and attention, and any help you are able to provide,
Dave
