So my dear love/old roomie ERICA showed me this. Pretty amazing.
So this is an amazing story...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Sept. 1, 2010—The first annual “PADDLE2LIVE—150 Miles 4 Cancer” fundraiser solo water paddling endurance event, an epic 150-mile journey from Santa Barbara to Newport Beach by cancer survivor Jack Marshall Shimko, will take place Thursday, Sept. 23 through Saturday, Oct. 2. Paddle boarding is a surface water sport in which an athlete on a long surfboard propels himself or herself along by a swimming motion of the arms while kneeling or lying prone on the board.
Shimko, 30, a Newport Beach native, avid waterman and outdoor enthusiast, is currently recovering from Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the part of the human body’s immune system known as the lymphatic system. He was diagnosed with the disease just days after his 29th birthday. After months of chemotherapy and other treatments, he has successfully battled the cancer and is currently in remission.
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also check out paddle2live.org for more info and how to donate.
He is sponsored by Quicksilver, and is just a beast. Its cool how he also had Hodgkin's...
All this to raise awareness for cancer. Amazing.
New hero? YUP.
THANKS ERICA FOR SHOWING ME!
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