Cycling Across Canada for Crohn's
Michelle Brideau is raising money for Crohn’s & Colitis UK
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Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. As you know this is a cause that's very important to me, I'm one of more than 260, 000 people in the UK who have Crohn's or colitis. I've been battling Crohn's Disease for over 15 years now including major surgery in 2013. It wasn't something I choose to tell many but those closest to me have seen the suffering it can cause.
However I'm pretty determined not to let the disease rule my life. Over the years I've managed to find ways to keep the disease at bay including cycling.
Not only does cycling keep me Crohn's free (a huge motivation) but it's a sport I've found I really enjoy and a great way to get out and explore. Nathan, already 2 years into cycling, was hugely supportive and encouraging. Then I had a crazy idea, what if we could spend the summer crossing Canada on a bike.
Nathan said yes and before he knew it I'd plastered a map of Canada on our living room wall and here we find ourselves planning the route, learning about touring bikes, tents etc. You can follow along our adventure on Cycling Across Canada for Crohn's.
Our hope is that on this journey we will be able to raise money and awareness of this disease.
The goal is to raise $1 for every kilometer we ride (for the Canadian and UK charities for Crohn's) which makes our target aprox $6600(£3300).
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