Longhaulpaul's Chasing the Cure

Wheels Out West For MS Tour

How Far Would You Ride For a Cure?

The plan for June was to ride from New Hampshire to the West Coast and Alaska raising awareness and funds for Multiple Sclerosis while sharing my story with other MS patients, encouraging them to continue following their passions, and reminding them to never let having MS define who they are.

I was also supposed to be presenting at Americade in Lake George, and flipping burgers at a cook-out at Bill Mayer Saddles in Ventura California as well as other possible locations.

However, life is unpredictable, the road brings many challenges and remote areas of the continent are filled with unknowns. My main concerns while planning this adventure were:

Will I complete my ride?

Will the bears get me?

Will MS rear it’s ugly head?

The wrench into my travel plans however, was not MS related, before I even left, and caught me off guard. A mild chest pain I had been experiencing last week turned into a trip to the ER Sunday afternoon, a failed stress test, three nights of hospital rewards points and a brand new disease for me! Cardiovascular.

 

Tuesday I had the pleasure of receiving two stents into my right coronary artery which was 99% blocked.

 

I was released this Wednesday with a box full of new medications.

 

 

 

The good news is I am alive and I was told I could drive by Thursday.  So, I have started my tour a few days later than expected, but, I have all intentions of continuing on to my destinations out west.

I asked if I could go to Alaska, and the Doctor said sure no flight restrictions. I figured people often say riding a motorcycle is the closest thing to flying, so, what he was really saying was, “YES, PAUL GO WEST.”

 

Yesterday after getting new Bridgestone tires mounted by National Powersports, I drove to Americade in Lake George NY, where I gave my MotoMedicine seminar and Today I will present “What’s in Your (Saddle) Bag.”

 

After the seminar is over, I am really starting my trip out west,  I need to be in Anchorage by Wednesday. MS didn’t stop me from riding, and having a few blocked arteries will not stop me from this epic tour either. I told the nurses I had to be released by Wednesday, I was on a mission!

 

 

I have decided to turn this trip into a mileage guessing contest, where the winning guess splits the pot (25%-75%) with the National MS Society. Please consider supporting me by taking a guess. To date, you have helped me raise $70,000 for the National MS Society through all of my various events and fundraisers. I appreciate your support!

 

JUNE Starting Mileage

 

In no particular order, here is a list of some of locations I plan to visit along my June trip. Las Vegas NV, Visalia CA, San Francisco CA, Londonderry, NH, Anchorage AK, Eugene OR, Los Angeles CA, Lake George NY, Ventura CA, San Louis Obispo CA, Escondido CA.

 

 

Each “ticket” contains a specific block of 25 miles. The cost of each “ticket” varies depending on how close it is to an estimated base route mileage. Remember however, we never know what will happen out on the road! Will I make Alaska? Will I call it quits in the heat of Death Valley? Will I run out of Nitroglycerine?

 

How far will I ride for a cure in June?

Please take a guess at my mileage , it suports programs for others with  MS, other people who are not able to do what they want in life.
Thank you for support my ride, my adventures and my quest to document riding one million miles for people living with the often disabling diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis.
Track my whole journey live here.

Follow me on Facebook here https://m.facebook.com/events/1443648805952369?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A3%7D&aref=3&ref=bookmark

If you ride, check out my other fundraiser that runs all year, the www.Silhouette500.org Over $6,000 in prizes donated!

 

Thank you for your support!

Please like, share and spread the word, Longhaulpaul is on his way out west!

Cheers,

Paul