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Let's Cure Diabetes
...bringing you news about Team Chad and Dad's (and friends) Ride to Cure Diabetes.
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Team Chad and Dad 2010 Ride to Cure Diabetes Fund Raising Progress Bar:
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Goal $8,000 |
28% of goal |
Current total = $2,245 (includes offline and online donations) as of
February 11, 2010... $5,755 to go... |
Thank you to the following annual sponsors of Team Chad & Dad's Ride to Cure Diabetes
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 The
Woodstock Motor Club
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 TriValley Lions Club
of Parksville NY
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| Entry Date:
Thursday Feb 11, 2010 (Thursday)
Let the training begin
Well maybe the headline should read let the training start slowly for Dad while
Chad continues to ride mountain bikes through the snow and does spin classes for fun
Dad's training is starting at a slow pace. You see - despite his smile in the Killington 2010 Ride to Cure Diabetes
pictures to the right... Dad has been in agony for many months with low back pain and sciatic pain. By the time
December rolled around he could hardly walk. Getting out of bed was a total pain. etc etc. BUT the good news is
Dad had surgery on January 13th and is now virtually pain free. He can walk about a mile or so at a time
outside with Zoe the wonder dog and has completed three weeks of physical therapy. Today he actually worked up
a sweat on a recumbant stationary bike... cranking hard for about 15 minutes with his eyes closed envisioning the
route of Death Valley.
Dad's bike is already set up at home on the wind trainer ready to go - as soon as clearance is obtained
from the surgeon. (Well - OK - Truth be told here... he did sit on it twice... just to see if he could... the first time was
pure agony... the second time he took 4 or 5 cranks just for fun... still can't bend over to reach the handle bars yet...
but soon that will be possible.)
So - here we go again... back to Death Valley for the Ride to Cure Diabetes in October of 2010.
Please keep checking back for training updates and be sure to donate online or offline.
Donate on behalf of Team Chad & Dad offline via
this link)
or ONLINE by clicking on either Chad or Charlie's name
Chad Lawrence
Charlie Lawrence
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Killington VT
2009 Ride to Cure Diabetes
2009 Ride Summary: COLD and WET - After about 90 miles of riding in the rain... the rain stopped. at the
Pittsfield checkpoint Dad poured water out of his plastic bag cover feet and put on dry socks. A couple of flat tires later with sciatic
pain numbing his leg... he made it back to the finish line. 100 more miles closer to a cure for diabetes.
Chad and Dad at the finish line. Note the shine on the ground. That is wet sand and gravel. The finish line
BBQ was moved from there to the hotel. It rained so hard that the caterer's tent was filled with a few inches of standing runoff.
After doing a century in the rain... the dry hotel seemed like an appropriate option for all the riders.
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LetsCureDiabetes.com
is NOT a non-profit organization.
This site is maintained by Charlie Lawrence on a volunteer basis
as part of his efforts to raise funds that support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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When Training and Riding Team Chad and Dad prevents Charlie Horses by using Endurolytes
To donate, volunteer or to learn more about The
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
locate a
JDRF Chapter near you!
Warning Signs / Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes (these may occur suddenly)
- Extreme thirst
- Frequent urination
- Sudden vision changes
- Sugar in urine
- Fruity, sweet, or wine-like odor on breath
- Increased appetite
- Sudden weight loss
- Drowsiness, lethargy
- Heavy, labored breathing
- Stupor, unconsciousness
If your child exhibits one or more of these symptoms, call a doctor immediately.
Then contact
www.jdrf.org.
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