To all my girls at home
Taking the day in Louisville to try to set up media contacts...spread awareness.
Bryan has reviewed the maps - 929 miles to go! If we do a bare minimum of 25 miles a day, we could finish on 6/18.
Headed to Buffalo to pick back up where we left off and headed to Bardstown, KY. Unsucessful with media/news. Bryan got a lot done.
A closer look at the bike
Hot pavement and childhood memories
Hello to Mom and Dad
Biggest downhill yet
The terrain is definitely changing
Feeling a lot better today. Enjoying the beautiful countryside.
Day 18 - Saturday May 15th
(Turn up the volume). Staying at a monastery in Bardstown, KY.
Day 19 - Sunday May 16th
Second day at the monastery. Terrific day.
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About Me
- Allen & Andrea
- My name is Allen Baumgartner. In 2008 I was diagnosed with Friedreich's Ataxia, sometimes referred to as the unknown disease. Friedreich's Ataxia is a type of Spinocerebellar Ataxia, a rare and progressive neurological disease that affects the muscle and heart. It causes degeneration of the spine and cerebellum that results in loss of coordination of muscle movements (ataxia) and other symptoms. Over the course of about a year, I went from having an unusual gait (ie, walk) to a cane to a wheelchair. It was right at this same time that I moved into the wheelchair that I finally received a diagnosis of Friedreich's Ataxia. When I was diagnosed, I asked myself one question: stop or go? I chose go. Soon after, I made the decision to ride across country from St. Louis, Missouri using an arm-powered bike called a hand cycle, to raise awareness for my disease. You can find out more about my trip at my website: www.FromHereToThere2010.com
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