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Cancer patient bikes for charity

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    Man bikes to raise money for cancer just 4 months after leukemia diagnosis

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-- -- -- -- -- -- Even though some people well they thought I was -- -- a better word might be passionate for months ago was negligent in Kenya.

My whole wall just came coming down and now just months after chemotherapy he's decided to ride his bike across the United States and into -- -- morning just hit me and that's it.

-- -- -- -- He's hoping to -- 101000 dollars for the leukemia and lymphoma society he's paying his own way but he has lots of emotional support.

We use in Washington working for the World Bank Italian embassy is here in law.

They asked me kindly to -- from the embassy.

And it was it was an.

Italians price to the occasion.

-- -- will get the wheels spinning here at the Italian embassy then he intends to ride 120.

Miles a day.

That puts him in Vancouver Canada.

On September 1.

Luigi road from DC to the Grand Canyon two years ago just for fun that time and EST it a lot of pasta along the way -- That's that's that's why I'm doing and two to enjoy anything to enjoy life.

It is part of my life is something that I love doing this time will be different I should be fine the doctors assured me that we'd be fine and trust me I I I bugged him for a long time can go in a go he may need to -- -- about proving your point just about.

Showing that.

I'm assuming he's showing something to others to -- I'm getting messages of.

You know appreciation to poisoned and people are writing words that.

Are.

Overwhelming you know.

I didn't I didn't started thinking okay I'm going to be yours by people by -- -- and if I can -- people.

There's people that they're dealing with this struggle with these.

Season.

Makes me so happy -- -- an even strangers showed up to see enough -- -- never met brought energy bars energy.

Phil.

That's they had a boost to help Luigi proved that he can still rely on his own body.

No matter how tough the -- In Washington Beth Parker Fox 5 News.

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