by alex | Aug 21, 2020 | John's Blog
Day 94 – Monday, August 21st, 1995 Once again, Jesse and I are up early and ready to resume the hectic pace that has become our lives over the summer. By 7:30 the road crew gets us to Greenhills Golf Course where we finished on Saturday. The morning hosts from FM96...
by alex | Aug 20, 2020 | John's Blog
Day 93 – Sunday, August 20th, 1995 I feel like there is something wrong. When I woke up there was no road crew. No getting Jesse into his road outfit and into his wheelchair. No rush through breakfast to meet reach our start point, meet our police escort and begin...
by alex | Aug 19, 2020 | John's Blog
This is the first time in 95 days that Jesse and I have been able to sleep at home in our own beds. For the next three nights we will be sleeping here, before pushing east toward Toronto. But this morning, it’s back to work. Jesse continues to amaze me at how willing...
by alex | Aug 19, 2020 | John's Blog
25-years-ago this month, my son Jesse and I had been on the road for almost 100 days as I pushed him across Ontario in his wheelchair. We began our journey at the Ontario/Manitoba border on a snowy Saturday morning in May of 1995. We had no money. What we did have was...
by alex | Apr 7, 2020 | John's Blog
If we can’t hug or kiss family, friends and neighbours — let’s make sure our smile is carrying that message. This is just one in a series of messages I have been posting. If you’d like to follow along, I encourage you to subscribe to my social media accounts:...
