PAA Day 3 & 4

Houston to Beaumont (92 miles) to Lake Charles (101 miles)

We left Austin TX 4 days and 373 miles ago and are now just over half way to New Orleans. Along the way I've already met several amazing people, and ridden for many little warriors who have been affected by cancer, including Harper Frank, our very own Keira Viswanatha, Madison Major, and Kylie Simonds. It's definitely been a harder road than we thought, long stretches at strong pace in the hot humid southern sun, but still nothing compared to what these kids go through.

OMS and Fighting Cancer

We also had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Andras Heczey who is working on harnessing the immune system to try and kill cancer and also received a research grant from Pablove. Although he's not working on OMS directly, in my conversation with him, he was already very familiar with it, primarily because it represents a natural example of the human body trying to fight cancer.

While it can be a devastating disease, OMS also has the potential to unlock our understanding of how the immune system interacts with cancer, which could one day lead to developments in cancer immunotherapy. This was also recently highlighted in an article from the Institute of Cancer Research by Dr. Louis Chesler.

Thank You!

Thank you for those of you that have already supported us, the momentum and outpouring of encouraging words and messages have been inspiring. We've collectively hit $30K between Crystal and Naveen and are now trying to see if we can get to $35K for the ride.

If you haven't already supported us, we appreciate your consideration, and if we can hit a $35K milestone, we'll be well on our way to support research for 2015.

Donate to Crystal

$1K More to $15K!

Donate to Naveen

$4K More to $20K!