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Jason’s story: a 14 year old ready to ride again

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Our friends from Reach for A Dream told us about Jason. He is a is a kind, thoughtful, adventurous, and caring 14 year old with big dreams. Unfortunately a life threatening illness has put his dreams on hold a bit. Jason was was diagnosed with Germinoma and the road to recovery is long, but he still dreams of getting back to what he loves – mountain biking!

We’re sure Jason will be back to doing what he loves very soon and excelling in mountain biking. Previously he was ceded in the top 50 in his age group in the WC Schools MTB series before he fell ill. A big thank you to Matthew Beers for the kind message and gift, to Ciovita for kitting Jason out, and thank you once again to Reach for A Dream for helping making Jason’s dream come true.

Jason (centred) with his sister Erinn, LeeAnn (mom), Andrew (dad), Success, Ryan, and Bohlale from Reach for A Dream
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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