I will miss my first year since we started this back in 2008. I canceled my room a couple weeks ago.
About 3 month ago, I ended up in the hospital for 14 days with a really bad lung infection.
Shortly there after I was diagnosed with lung cancer. Then to make maters worse I ended getting Covid, (vaccinated & boosted)
which lasted 3 weeks, and put me back in the hospital for another 5 days. I'm just not quite strong enough to make the bike trip up there.
I know I've got a long road in front of me but, I am a tough SOB, I will fight this thing that is trying to kill me.
I will miss being there with you guys this year. Don't count me out for next year just yet.
I am being treated at Dana Farber in Boston. I have a team of some of the best doctors in the country.
I will beat this, and I will ride them Vt. mountains again.
Hope you all have a safe trip and a lot of fun.
ps.
see you next year
Bill O'Brien aka. bonnevillebilly