Why We Ride

I received and email last week from Jill, a mother of a 10 year old boy that has recently been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. She had just seen our Team H2V story on CTV News and she immediately sat down and shared her story with me.

After reading Jill’s story I was incredibly touched and it reminded how invasive and disruptive this disease really is, not just for the child who is going through a life altering experience, but their parents as well.

Her note, quickly took me back 10 years to when Taylor was diagnosed and the same feeling of hopelessness that my wife and I shared, when we were first presented with this “life long” disease.

Jill’s fears and frustrations were summed up very succinctly;


“We’re only a little over 2 weeks in and already I forget what life was like
before. As you know, it changes everything and instills a constant fear
that I can’t even begin to put into words. I am up constantly checking on
him in the night like so many other parents I am sure”.

Through this event I have had the opportunity of meeting people from across the country, both in person and through our website, they all have touching and real stories that are the fuel to keep me focused on our goal at hand. To raise a serious amount of awareness and money to find a cure.