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title: Why I PMC - Steve Plumb
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# [Why I PMC - Steve Plumb](https://www.pmc.org/blog/why-i-pmc-steve-plumb)

 Written by [Steve Plumb](https://www.pmc.org/blog/author/steve-plumb) | Jul 2, 2024 12:30:00 PM

###### #WhyIPMC guest blog by [Steve Plumb](https://profile.pmc.org/SP0369), 2-year rider, [Team Perry](https://profile.pmc.org/TT0046)

It was 2022, and I was at Fenway and it just happened to be PMC night.  I was choking back tears as I watched from the stands as the riders circled the park.  My wife Shelly had been diagnosed 2 months earlier with stage 3 colon cancer and was a patient at [Dana-Farber](https://www.dana-farber.org/).  I said to myself that I finally found my cause to support!  I signed up for the [PMC Winter Cycle](https://wintercycle.pmc.org/) as my wife was preparing for surgery in November of 2022.  Following the successful surgery, we received the fantastic news that she was cancer free.  I loved the Winter Cycle so much that I committed to the 186 mile 2023 ride from Sturbridge to Provincetown.  As I was back in the stands for PMC night in 2023, this time I was again choking back tears, watching my wife, now Living Proof, riding her bike around Fenway Park.  During my inaugural PMC ride last summer, I committed to myself that I will be riding every year as long as I am physically able. I truly believe that my wife would not be here today without all of the PMC riders and volunteers that came before us, to contribute to Dana-Farber's success.  
I am a PMC rider for life!  Please donate what you can to help me reach my goal of $10,000 in 2024.  100% of rider-raised dollars go directly to support Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's tireless commitment to finding a cure.

 

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