Bikers Saddled with Sarcoma Hit the Saddle

Lyndsey Pratt, one of our Associate members, and Colin Barlow both have forms of the rare cancer Sarcoma, and as fellow bikers met at the Royal Marsden Hospital where they are both on drug trials. Lyndsey has Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) and Colin has GIST (gastrointestinal stromal tumour). Both are sub-types of the rare cancer Sarcoma. Sarcomas make up only about 1% of all diagnosed cancers & there are up to 50 differing sub-types, so research and treatments are limited.

Lydsey’s site is at: http://www.justgiving.com/SarcomaHitsTheSaddle/

Colin with his friend Martyn is planning a sponsored motorcycle ride over 5 days, and with Lyndsey and husband David will make up a team of 4 bikes. They will visit each of the 10 hospitals currently treating Sarcoma strains in the UK starting on Monday 23rd November 2009 to raise both awareness and funds for The Sarcoma Trust and Royal Marsden’s Cancer Appeal.

Colin’s is at: http://www.justgiving.com/colinsgotthegist/

Starting in London, the route will take in Cambridge, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle upon Tyne, Glasgow, Manchester, Cardiff and Bristol: approximately 1200 miles in 5 days.

Lyndsey caught the bike bug from David when they met 27 years ago, but decided last year when they bought the Honda PC800 that she wanted to  brush up her skills, so joined Solent Advanced Motorcyclists (SAM) and hopes to take her advanced IAM test soon on her F650GS.

Read about that other battle she has on her Just Giving site when you log on to give.

Thank you

Solent Advanced Motorcyclists