Meet Jessica!

So excited for tomorrow...SV and I will begin our Tour de France Challenge 2015.  Yes, you read that correctly, SV is joining me on this challenge (Love him!!) and together we are going to try to each ride 63% of the distance raced each day in the actual TdF race (13% more than I did in 2014 and 13 because that is SV's favourite #)!
This year we have a huge focus to help get our butts on our bikes and struggle through what is going to be a very hard 3 weeks.  This year we are trying to raise money for a wonderful woman and her family...because no matter how hard this challenge gets for us, it is nothing compared to the difficulty they face and conquer every single day!
Please take a few minutes to meet Jessica

Jessica Turner is 38 years old with a husband, Steve and two kidlets, ages 10 and 13.  When Jessica was pregnant with their second child, Steve was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, which he battled and beat.  Life seemed to be moving forward for them once again but then Jessica became sick.  Many emergency room visits and hospital stays over a two year period led to Jessica's first diagnosis of Gastroparesis (her stomach is paralyzed) and then eventually she was further diagnosed with Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction (her small and large intestines are also paralyzed).  There is no cure to this....ever. Jessica has not been able to eat food in 6 years, receiving nutrition only from a TPN, total parenteral nutrition via IV five nights a week.  Jessica has also been diagnosed with Epilepsy and has begun having grand mal seizures due to the "wear and tear" of her body.  Jessica (and her family) has struggled with this for the past 8 years eventually forcing Jessica to resign from her job as a nurse due to the illness. With the overwhelming amount of emergency room visits, extended hospital stays and many medical expenses that are not covered by the government, hospital or any insurance, this struggle is effecting her family in a very hard and real way.

SV and I hope that you will support us as we try to help Jessica and her family...please click the donation button below, all money raised will go to Jessica, Steve and their two kids!!

Now I need to go put my legs up :)