Why I am riding?

This is my first posting but better late than never.

I am Joey Sullivan. I, like a lot of people involved with this ride, have a personal reason for doing the ride and mine revolves around 2 people (and there are many more but for the ride’s purpose, 2 people).

The first person is Susan, my wife. She was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer a little over 4 years ago. She has been through it all and has come out looking fantastic as always. Even with her second go around of this cancer she has maintained her fantastic attitude and kept an incredibly positive outlook even though her doctors have not been so positive on several occasions.

My second person is our son Trey. He is four years old and was about 8 weeks old when Susan was diagnosed. I truly think this is almost as much about him as it is about Susan. The only mom he knows is incredible, she always has time and steps above and beyond especially in times when she is not feeling well (which as anyone knows, with cancer there are good days and bad days).

With the good and bad, I have learned that dealing with cancer is as much about attitude as it is about anything else that you go through. Susan has shown me this day in and day out. I have no doubts that this is the reason that she will keep fighting and be there for Trey as he grows up.

I attached a photo, it was the first I could find on my computer, but like all of the pictures I keep with them together, they are smiling and everything is fine.  The date stamp is off but that photo is from Disney in June 2008. I will post a few more in the coming time.

Livestrong!