Charity Ride to Amsterdam - 24th - 26th October

Dear all,

On Thursday 24th October, seven other Team Bullheart riders and     myself will be attempting a ride from St Raphaels Hospice in Sutton     to Amsterdam to raise money for the hospice itself. My close friend     Jay Chavalier, his brother Nick and cousin Mark asked me to     contribute as a rider in honour of their grandfather, who passed     away at the hospice last year, and who was a huge supporter of my     original Team Bullheart JOGLE ride in 2010. For those of you who     don't know, I was diagnosed in 2009 with cardiac and skeletal     Angiosarcoma, one of the rarest cancers on earth, and was given a     less than 1% chance of surviving past 12 months. Due to the     dedication and friendship of people like the Chevaliers and their     grandfather, I am still here four years later and am currently the     longest living cardiac AS patient in history. There is a little more     detail here should you like to know more about sarcoma, which     accounts for less than one percent of all cancers, and features a     rather natty picture of me!

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/301993/I-beat-rarest-cancer-in-the-world

There is also a film that was made by Sarcoma UK, featuring myself     and three other people affected by sarcoma that might be worth a     look.

[All In It Together - Living With Sarcoma on Vimeo](http://vimeo.com/24436006)

The ride itself is a massive challenge - approximately 150 miles a     day, through four countries, on singlespeed bikes. It will be     brutal, and require great teamwork to achieve it - we     will be riding under a combined King's Reach/Team Bullheart banner,     and I feel proud to be making a contribution to a service providing     comfort, support and dignity for those reaching the end of their     lives. 

If you feel you'd like to make a contribution, that would be     fantastic. If you would rather not, but are happy to spread the word     by passing on this email, that would be great too. The page to make     donations can be found here:

http://www.justgiving.com/TeamBullHeart2013

Either way, thank you for your support!

Mark 'Bullheart' Fradgley