Christmas 2022 was was quite a bit different for my family. While many were celebrating at home with loved ones, my Mother was in the hospital undergoing treatment for persistent shortness of breath. One week later she was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer.

This is heartbreaking and devastating for my family. My Mom has never been a smoker so it's so hard to believe it can be happening. It's almost like a bad dream.

Fast forward another year and my Mom is doing excellent and responding really well to treatment!  She is on a very expensive but very effective drug that is helping her to live her best life.  She's still considered terminal, but the relief she's getting from this drug has been so heartening.  

It is with this news at the front of my mind that I am doing the Reach the Beach Ride 2024. May 2024 I am committing myself to riding my bike 100 miles, from Sauvie Island to Astoria, Oregon in the name of my Mother. She's got a long battle ahead of her with this disease.

I have a fundraising goal of $5000 this year; $50 for every mile I ride.  With your help I absolutely know this is doable.  This money helps support drugs that can be such comfort to cancer patients.  

This will be my 4rd year doing this ride, but now and forever my participation is different. It is personal for me.  

Please help me raise money for lung cancer research. 10-20% of lung cancer can occur in people who have never smoked! I didn’t realize this statistic until it became real for my family.

Thanks for reading and please considering donating. Every little bit helps.

Thank you in advance for your support and keep our famiy in your thoughts/prayers.

Kind Regards,
Jane Clemo