Ride to Pikes Peak

An opportunity for a mother and son to do something special for Polycystic Kidney Disease, for organ donation and for us.

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In 1806, Zebulon Pike traveled west and sighted Pikes Peak. We biked 990 miles along his route and then ran the Pikes Peak Marathon. We are so grateful for the opportunity to raise PKD awareness. PKD caused the failure of Pat’s kidneys. A transplant saved her life eight years ago. Pat’s brothers, sisters and mother were afflicted with PKD, seven in all. Pat describes how PKD affected her life and televised news features are in the "News Coverage" link on the left margin.

Sunday, August 06, 2006

Royal Treatment

Sunday, we met the staff and volunteers of the PKD Foundation (based in Kansas City) before the Royals game, a tent and food and visiting. They said people have called and emailed with enthusiasm about what's happening. They loved the radio interviews which you can hear in the media links. As Jennifer said, "we got all the facts right."

After the "tailgate" we were invited on-field for a special presentation about PKD. We were on-stage in the media room as we waited to go on the field. What you can't see is the assembled media. Actually there weren't any! We were just fooling around. Seriously, it was a great thrill to be on the field in promotion of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and now that our friend Bill Wrede has joined us, my son has returned to St. Louis and my friends have returned to work I'm ready to ride west. See the Photo Gallery.

Thank you for your prayers, comments in the guestbook and contributions. Mom and I thank God for his blessings and for the opportunity we have been given.

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