My girlfriend, Shereen, inspires me every day.
She's smart. She's funny. She's gorgeous. She's confident.
But, perhaps best of all, she cares about others.
Recently, she made the decision to begin training for The Ride to Conquer Cancer. The 200-km ride takes place over two days. It is a cycling journey and a fundraising crusade that aims to create hope for those who have been impacted by cancer.
2016 was a tough year for Shereen's family. She lost an aunt to breast cancer while also finding out another aunt's breast cancer had returned. She has lost other family members to cancer in previous years as well.
Rather than sit and complain, Shereen decided she would take action. She has been training hard to participate in the 200-km journey, while also organizing several fundraising events.
In Shereen's words, "If my loved ones challenged cancer, my zero-experience self has no excuse and I aim to use this journey to spread love, awareness and ride in solidarity with those who have been affected by the disease."
You can learn more about the Ride to Conquer Cancer, or visit Shereen's fundraising page.
Best upvote I have given today. We just lost my great uncle recently. He is the 10th person in my extended family to pass due to cancer, survival is so much greater than it was just 10 years ago, but we still have a long way to go. Resteeming and hoping you get as many upvotes as possible!
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Max,
Thanks so much for your comment. Thank you for your upvote and re-steem as well.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Cancer is one of those things that seemingly affects everyone in one way or another. You're right, we've come a long way, but there is a long way to go. I'm excited to show my girlfriend this post in a few days, especially because of comments like yours.
Following you.
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Thanks to Steemit I can finally give more than just words over the internet! She's doing an amazing thing trying to help others!
It is the strong family members like your girlfriend that help those affected through the scariest time of their life. We should all be proud of people like Shereen, as I can tell you are!
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:)
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Same here. Deserve my up vote.
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Thank you.
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Thanks so much for your upvote!
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I love Shereen! All the best to her while she trains for this big challenge. You're right, having a positive attitude and sacrificing to help those she loves are some of Shereen's best qualities. I hope you raise a ton, and she is super surprised by it!
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Thanks, sis :)
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I love upvoting for a great cause, and I love that Steemit makes doing so easy. I wish you both the best.
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Me too :)
Thank you!
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Very nice post! My God mother passed away from Breast Cancer and it is a serious matter.....Please ladies get checked.
This picture is from my god mother and I doing a Turkey walk for breast cancer on thanksgiving. This was about 2 weeks before she passed away. Thank god she was able to attend our last family keys trip.
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Thank you @wadepaterson.....Tell the ladies in your life to get tested.
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yer i'll up vote this, lets help everyone out
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Thank you for the support!
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don't worry about it. lets see if we can at least get you to $1000. would love to see this blog get to that sort of money
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:)
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Gosh how many talents do you have lol.Deserve my up vote
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Haha, she's the talented one! I'm just writing about it :)
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oh , your girlfriend deserved this post
https://steemit.com/blog/@paceta/women-s-deserved-to-be-loved-1
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Keeping you both in my prayers and wishing you all the best. Hope this gains a lot of attention.
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I appreciate that! Thanks :)
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I've Upvoted for sure.
looking forward to your next post.
You can follow my food blog to know more about me @fatkid
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I wish you and your girlfriend the best of luck with your charitable work!
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Thanks Jake :)
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Upvoted since it's for a very good and noble cause. I also lost some family during the years due to cancer.
My voting power a bit small, but any little bit help I guess.
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Thanks so much for your upvote. It means a lot.
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No problem it's for a good cause.
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Upvoted and my sympathy. However it's impossible to fight and win against cancer without Jesus although you can experience some short-term success.
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A sincere thank-you for your upvote and sympathy!
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Upvoted and resteemed.
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Amazing! Thank you so much.
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Great thing to do it's nice knowing that there are good people in the world. Thank you
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Thanks so much for your comment :)
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Your welcome mate
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The world needs more men like you. Hahaha!
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She's the impressive one! But, thank you :)
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I really hope you'll be able to collect money for her. You are amazing. Easy upvote :) Maybe check my latest post if you want to see different content from yours. =)
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Thanks so much for taking the time to read and upvoting. It means a lot to me, and I know it'll mean a lot to Shereen as well. :)
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I have just received a text message from a friend on cancer meds. There are no adequate words to express how I feel.
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Fantastic @wadepaterson I wish her all the best! and good luck I hope you can gather a lot more for the cause ;-) @minnowsupport @h19 @hardforkday
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Thanks so much! I really appreciate your comment.
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YOu are doing really great work man. Keep it up and Blessings :)
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Cheers :)
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Well, it would be great to give my upvote for this incredible cause. May GOD be with you with your fundraiser. All the very best.
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I appreciate your upvote! Thanks so much.
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Will she be mad if she founds out?
You went behind her back... to support her.
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Haha, I think she'll be OK with knowing that it helped a cause she cares about so much.
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I can't help much with my little voting weight but nevertheless I upvoted to support this good idea :)
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I appreciate your support!
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Thanks, but I've been here for a while ;)
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Charity is a good cause. Upvoted.
Friends plz Follow me @metalic63 and upvote my interesting posts. Thanks
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Thanks for the upvote!
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What a sweet post and Shereen sounds so wonderful :)
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Thanks so much, Kristine! She is :)
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Excellent idea @wadepaterson
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Thanks! I appreciate the Re-Steem as well :)
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Very inspiring, upvote upvote upvote
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Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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I hope Sheeren loves her surprise fundraising support. It's an amazing cause and you are an amazing supportive partner too. I so love Steemit.
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Thanks so much for your kind words, @hopehuggs - I'm sure she'll be blown away by the support.
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Privilege to upvote to such a worthy cause. Good luck.
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You guys are doing great things. Upvoted.
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