This is video I shot in Blythe, California of Deanna Adams. She described herself in a forum post (link) as a 19 year old vegan suffering from Epilepsy. She showed amazing spirit every time I saw her during the race. Late in her race, when my rider was grumpy and saying he didn't need any crew, he could make it across the country without us, Deanna pulled into the time station and danced a happy little jig. I would definitely crew for her if she needed it in the future.
I think I found a racer to crew for: Stephen Bugbee. I had volunteered for Janet Christiansen (she or her teammate helped me out in Colorado last year - My brain was fuzzy in CO). She needed me, then she didn't, then she did, then she didn't, so I searched the RAAM website for another racer to crew for. Since there is nobody racing to support organ donation, I settled on the next best thing: Breast Cancer. Stephen is attempting to raise $250,000 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
My mother is a breast cancer survivor, so is her sister Gaetana and her cousin Linda.
I've gone through kidney failure twice. The first time in 2000, my mother donated a kidney; and again in 2008, I'm on dialysis waiting for a breakthrough in immuno-suppression medicines before seeking a new kidney.
