It looks like it is all charity all the time here at Low Cadence. It has been no fun to be off the bike for going on a month. I am thankful that I am healing, but also grateful that Low Cadence readers didn’t give up on the Ride for Mike even though the blog has been pretty sparse.
You guys have now given $6650! 90 pounds of coffee have gone out the door and we now have a minimum order of Low Cadence kits. I have been overwhelmed by the support and I know there is still more to come. It is motivating me more and more to get healed up and back on the bike.
I do apologize that I haven’t blogged much recently. Frankly, these have been some of the hardest days in my life. Actually, it would be more correct to say hardest nights in my life. I am finding it very hard to get a good night sleep. It all comes down to the fact that I have to sleep on my back due to my neck injury.
Sleeping on my back causes me to have sleep apnea. I wake up in the morning feeling like I need to go to bed! Finally, I have started trying to sleep sitting up in bed. I seem to be sleeping more once I get to sleep, but it takes me forever to fall asleep.
The bottom line is that it leaves me going through the day like a zombie. I lose my train of thought and I’m very lethargic. Not to mention that I have a constant headache.
I say all that to explain why I haven’t blogged much. I don’t want to fill this blog with me complaining. Unfortunately, most of my life right now is dealing with all this stuff. So, it is about all I have to write about!
The plan is for me to swing my leg over the top tube this evening. I’ll be putting the Giant onto my trainer and giving it a go. I’ll probably start with about 30 minutes — or maybe I’ll go an hour while watching the Tour de Suisse. My body is crying out for some exercise!
Now, back to the positive! Things are really coming together for the 2010 Ride For Mike. Remember, you can participate by giving a donation and certain donations receive some primes. Give $15 and you get a pound of the Low Cadence Coffee. Give $150 and you get the awesomely designed Low Cadence kit. If you are just interested in a jersey, we can do that as well for a donation of $75. Of course, 100% of the donation goes to the Michael T. McCaskill Memorial Scholarship.
I promise there will be no more blog posts of me complaining. I’m just a couple of weeks away from getting the neck brace off and I’ll be out of my arm cast mid-July — just a month away. I have to remind myself that I am actually progressing faster than the original prognosis.
It is going to be fun to start posting about the bike again! Until then, thanks for hanging in there with me. You guys are awesome!
