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title: Why I PMC - Matt Rubins
description: Matt Rubins talks about the loss of his mother and why he is riding his first PMC
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# [Why I PMC - Matt Rubins](https://www.pmc.org/blog/why-i-pmc-matt-rubins)

 Written by [Matt Rubins](https://www.pmc.org/blog/author/matt-rubins) | Mar 5, 2020 3:14:08 PM

## #WhyIPMC guest blog by [Matt Rubins](https://profile.pmc.org/MR0432), 1st-year rider

37 years ago, my mother Adele Rubins was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia. After a six month valiant battle she passed away at the age of 49, just a week shy of her 50th birthday.  

My mother was a vibrant soul - here’s a photo of us together in “Funny Girl” the year before she died.  I was 15, which is the age of my oldest daughter.  

I’m a proud supporter of the PMC because it is leading the charge to beat cancer. I’ve since lost  
close friends to cancer. I’m riding because I love my beautiful family and because I hope for a world where other kids don’t have to experience the loss of a parent or a friend or another loved one.  100% of donations to the PMC go to fight cancer.  This year I’ll be riding the 89 course from Babson to Bourne. 

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