Halifax-Brooklyn, NS
Distance: 111 km
Lloyd hurt his ankle earlier this week. “I had to stop. My ankle is hurting too much. I’m trying to get Callum to get me, “a message popped up on my bike computer. Susan and I were talking to two road construction workers while waiting for Lloyd not far ahead of him. We decided to keep rolling.
Lloyd and Callum called several physio clinics, and none of them had availability. They tried one more clinic, CBI health. They have a clinic in New Glasgow, a small town on route for today. Excited by what we are doing, Andrew, a physiotherapist, took Lloyd in. Turned out that Andrew has an uncle living with Parkinson’s who lives in Whitehorse, a place Lloyd is heading to in 2 weeks, the beginning of the Spinning Wheels Relay North team. After the appointment, they didn’t charge Lloyd and arranged several follow-up appointments in the CBI Health clinics in towns along our route .
An ankle injury, a beautiful connection, turned out it’s not that bad after all.
Two days ago, bikes of our Western team were stolen at Edmonton, Alberta. Jim said, “I was in shock and then my stress level went up and my Parkinson’s symptoms flared up, it took me about 20 minutes to walk the 50 feet to get back into the hotel because I had freezing of gait and shuffle steps and my tremor was going and I had the swimming motions, which I’m still experiencing right now.”
After Jim and Mike shared this incident, messages and emails pouring our way offering help. Some were willing to lend us their bikes, some asked us the replacement cost of the bikes and donated, some offered bike service……
I can’t speak for Jim and Mike that it doesn’t turn out that bad, but from this incident, we see the incredible support and resources of our community. We are deeply grateful for all the help and support.