Follow Ramesh's Journey

The team is so appreciative to Wayne and Gwen Halabisky (and their granddaughter Sammy) for opening up their home to us while we rest in the Edmonton area. I was so excited to book my deep tissue massage appointment today, not only because all of the wear and tear on my fatigued body, but because I was able to use a rotary phone to book the appointment. I haven’t used one of those phones in years!  Sometimes it’s the simple things that can make one’s day.

I took my hand-cycle in today for a tune-up. After taking me over 1200 km, it was time to change the tires, chain, and brakes. Thanks to River Valley Cycle & Snowboard for the great service and the donated labour.  I’d also like to thank Erin Haggart at Body Balance Therapeutic Massage and Acupuncture for giving me a great massage at a discounted rate.  Financial donations aren’t the only way people can contribute to Cycle to Walk, though they certainly are appreciated! The offering of services to the campaign has been great, and it’s a trend that I really hope continues.

Friends are just great! Today I had an opportunity to visit with two friends who traveled from Calgary to come up and visit with me and meet the team.
One friend even collected donations from people she knows from Calgary and presented me an envelope of $2000 from all the donations she had collected. Thanks so much for assisting Cycle to Walk to raise funds and get our important messages out to Calgarians.

It’s important for people to know that no matter where they live in the country, even if the Cycle to Walk route is not going through their hometowns, or if the team has already passed through, we must rally together as one to give a message of Polio eradication, education, and rehabilitation within Canada and through out our Global Community.  World polio rates were at an all-time low in 2007 because of the financial contributions made in the years leading up to it.  Contributions have dropped, and polio rates will climb back up unless we can keep immunizing the world’s children.  Cycle to Walk sees the end of polio as a reality, and I hope you do too.  Together, we can do this!