Bellingham Moms To Ride In PMC For Nate Solder's Son Who Has Cancer
BOSTON (CBS) -- A group of Bellingham moms will be riding in the Pan-Mass Challenge this year in support of New England Patriots offensive lineman Nate Solder's young son who is battling cancer.
Team "Your Pace or Mine" will be riding in the Pan-Mass Challenge on behalf of Nate Solder's nine-month-old son, Hudson, who is undergoing chemotherapy for the cancerous tumors on both of his kidneys.
Lexi and Nate Soldier's son was among the hundreds of young cancer patients matched up with cycling teams Saturday at a Pedal Partners party at Fenway Park in Boston.
The baby boy is handling everything like a trooper.
"He makes it easy. He really does," says Lexi Solder of her baby boy. "People always say it's so sad and all this stuff, but he's such a happy guy you'd never know (he was sick). We definitely get our strength from him."
"If the worst thing I have to worry about is riding 84 miles, that's nothing compared to the battle that cute little babies like Hudson have to go through every day," Kimberly Cohen told WBZ.
The kids will serve as an inspiration for the riders to raise $46 million for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
PMC rider Neil Arnold says the ride is all about hope and attending the event just goes to show how worthwhile the ride is.
Arnold will be riding for Addy Madsen, whose rare leukemia is now in remission thanks to a stem cell transplant funded in part by PMC dollars.
"It's just an amazing opportunity to meet some people that are contributing an amazing amount of money to an organization, a foundation that saved out child's life," says Jess Madsen, Addy's mom.
The PMC, which WBZ is sponsoring, runs from Sturbridge-to-Provincetown Aug. 6-7.