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WHOLE lot of fun was had! participating was physically painful and
As much as all this meant to the difficult for him. However, he stated
group that planned the event, they were with determination, “I had to be here.
unaware it would so quickly take on a I had do this.” as if being on the cruise
life of its own and what it would mean empowered him to fight back. On their
to others. The event was attended by way to the cruise, a participant’s rat
many people who met up with the rod broke down and they had to turn
cruisers to cheer them on at the at the around and get their daily driver. When
various stops along the route, including they caught up with the cruise the four
the widows and family members of don “doughnut don” Harvey flags they had ordered to fly on their car
those the three fathers who had lost were flown for them by other members
their battles to cancer that originally of the cruise. Later they shared to the
inspired the event, and the father that was diagnosed eRATicate Cancer Cruise’s Facebook page, “Thanks to
who has recently completed radiation treatments. those of you that flew our family’s flags at the cruise!
There was another family that came with three separate It means a lot to all of us …How fitting to display Dad’s
vehicles and cruised together in honor of their mother name on these rat rods- I’m sure he is smiling!”
who lost her battle to cancer only a few weeks prior. It is because of these stories eRATiate Cancer
Another participant in the cruise had recently been Cruise was started… and will be back in 2016. We’ll
diagnosed with stage 4 bone cancer. It was clear that see you there! -R obin Hetchler

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