I am CLECyclist. AMA!!

[mtnmomma13]

Jan 29, 2015 11:21:18 GMT -5 clecyclist said:

Jan 29, 2015 10:48:06 GMT -5 mtnmomma13 said:

What has been your longest ride (I'm taking a leap and assuming you cycle!)?

What (or where) is your favorite ride?

I do ride, yep!

My longest single day ride is 106 miles. I rode in a 150 mile bicycle tour that was two days long (75+75) two weeks before I was diagnosed. Creepy fun fact, I had a DVT at the time. 

My favorite ride is in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. It's beautiful. I rode from Cleveland to Akron and back in a single day (Via the park) and that was an 84 mile round trip. So many trees, lots of wildlife. Very pretty. There's a farmer's market in a little town, I've ridden there and loaded up panniers (bags on my bike) with sweet corn and other goodies. If you get too tired in the summer, there are various spots along the trail (it's a towpath, used to be for a canal that runs alongside) where you can wait for a train that will pick you and your bike up for 2 bucks to take you back to the starting point (or wherever you started). 

I wondered if you had done a century. Several of my friends are on teams here (road and mountain) and they do all those crazy long rides. Good for you...my ass hurts after a short few miles every time I ride in the summer!

[clecyclist]

Jan 29, 2015 10:54:28 GMT -5 MrsC0617 said:

Do you prefer bagels or donuts?

What is your signature perfume/body wash/scent?

Also fx a million times for tomorrow!!

I love a good (authentic) bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon. Most bagels are the devil. I used to love donuts, but with treatment my tastes have changed and I don't like much sweet stuff. Crullers with chocolate icing used to be my fave. 

Thanks for the fingers crossing! I will probably make a post when I know what's going on.  

[clecyclist]

Jan 29, 2015 11:24:55 GMT -5 icequeen said:

You are honestly one of the most inspirational women I have met on this board. I know we don't interact much but you have to know how much your story and reality affects us all.

What is your favorite childhood memory?

Thank you. I don't make it a point to try and inspire people - so sometimes that designation has confused me, but I'm cool with it!! I just try to be real, and let people know what this crazy battle is like. I'm determined not to give up, and to fight this thing until it's gone. One thing cancer has taught me is to never take the good things in life for granted - and that goes for anyone fighting an illness or not. I'm a little sad that it took me getting really sick to realize that the bad shit could always be worse, and that I should really savor the good times.  

My favorite childhood memory was when my cousin and I got dressed up in "country" wear (little cowboy boots and full gingham skirts and frilly little blouses). My grandpa played in a bluegrass band and when he was performing we wandered up on stage and danced. We got a standing ovation. I felt famous!

[clecyclist]

Jan 29, 2015 11:29:15 GMT -5 mtnmomma13 said:

Jan 29, 2015 11:21:18 GMT -5 clecyclist said:

I wondered if you had done a century. Several of my friends are on teams here (road and mountain) and they do all those crazy long rides. Good for you...my ass hurts after a short few miles every time I ride in the summer!

I've done three centuries, four if you count the two day ride (I don't)

[clecyclist]

I'm going to lunch with a friend, so if I don't answer for an hour then don't fret! Keep asking.

[Loki]

If you could go anywhere in space and time, where would you go and who would you go with?

[wirt2cute]

Who's your favorite comedian.

FX for tomorrow.

[clecyclist]

Jan 29, 2015 12:20:27 GMT -5 Loki said:

If you could go anywhere in space and time, where would you go and who would you go with?

Guanacaste, Costa Rica, and I'd bring a lot of the ladies from here. 

[clecyclist]

Jan 29, 2015 12:47:49 GMT -5 wirt2cute said:

Who's your favorite comedian.

FX for tomorrow.

Margaret Cho!  

[kawaiikitsune]

What is the best gift you have ever received?

How did you and YH meet?

[lilsneezy]

Who would you want to play you in a movie about your life?

And my go-to question:

Pancakes, french toast, or waffles?

[ttcminicofer]

Pepsi or coke?
And fx crossed for you tomorrow!!

[butlerfan]

Coffee, soda, or tea?

Fx fot you as well.

[cozyinthewoods]

Dog person or cat person?

Btw: sending good vibes your way today, tomorrow and all the days after.

[LadyNymeria]

You said what the worst movie you ever saw was, now what's your favorite?

Good luck tomorrow!! FX for good results!

[BrewGirl]

Hi Cle! I love your Derpy pic. Glad I have your blog link! I'll be not-so-creepily stalking it.

Since you are a cyclist, what brand of bike would you recommend?

[whatsit]

I don't have a Question, but FX for you Tomorrow!

[clecyclist]

Jan 29, 2015 13:53:23 GMT -5 kawaiikitsune said:

What is the best gift you have ever received?

How did you and YH meet?

This is really tough. I honestly don't know that I can answer it as a material thing. I'm glad I have my life. I believe the chance to be treated in the hospitals I'm in and the doctors I see is a gift. They've pulled me from certain death and are doing everything they can to help me beat cancer. The time I have with my family, friends and husband because of my doctors and treatment? Yeah, that's probably the best gift.

We met online, but not through any personal site. We posted on Something Awful, and played a game online called Psychobabble, where we really made some fairly terrible and offensive (yet hilarious) sentences. You voted on everyone else's sentences, the one with the most votes won. A few of us realized we were from the same area, and decided to meet. My husband was one of those people. We quickly became friends,  took a trip to DC together a few months later, and started dating a few months after that. That was more than 8 years ago, when we started dating - and almost 9 years since we met in person. 

[clecyclist]

Jan 29, 2015 16:10:20 GMT -5 lilsneezy said:

Who would you want to play you in a movie about your life?

And my go-to question:

Pancakes, french toast, or waffles?

I'd want Anne Hathaway to play me. We look nothing alike really, but I bet she'd rock a bicycle. 


I like this French toast. Other than that, it's gotta be waffles!

[clecyclist]

Jan 29, 2015 19:13:01 GMT -5 cozyinthewoods said:

Dog person or cat person?

Btw: sending good vibes your way today, tomorrow and all the days after.

I love dogs, but I don't have any. I have two cats, and I may get a dog someday. I have a good friend and I adore her dogs. If I could have HER dogs like right now? Oh yeah. 

[clecyclist]

Jan 29, 2015 19:20:39 GMT -5 LadyNymeria said:

You said what the worst movie you ever saw was, now what's your favorite?

Good luck tomorrow!! FX for good results!

My recent favorite movie is Big Hero 6. Of all time? That's tough, probably Spirited Away or Totoro. 

[clecyclist]

Jan 29, 2015 21:43:58 GMT -5 BrewGirl said:

Hi Cle! I love your Derpy pic. Glad I have your blog link! I'll be not-so-creepily stalking it.

Since you are a cyclist, what brand of bike would you recommend?

My first bike as an adult was/is a Specialized Dolce Triple (triple chainring). I love it and that's my touring bike. The extra gears are nice to have because I am a great big sissy on hills. 

My second bike is a Rocky Mountain hybrid. I have racks and panniers, it's meant for commuting and shopping. I've been advised not to ride because if I fell, I could easily fracture my hip. When it's warm, I will probably ride anyway.  

Trek bicycles are good, and so are Specialized. My best advice for ANY brand you get is to make sure the shop knows what the hell they're doing and that they fit you properly. Most people have bikes that are either too small or too big for them. My road bike is too small, when I'm done with cancer I'm upgrading and will donate my Dolce (I've had it for about 7-8 years) to Bike Cleveland. (AW moment: I received a Volunteer/Advocate award for Bike Cleveland for 2014. I was not in town to receive it, but will post pics when I get it. I did a lot of volunteering last year for the organization, even though I could not ride much)

This is a good article about how to be properly fitted. Do NOT just let the salesperson suggest a bike for you based solely on your height. That is not okay. Also never buy a department store bike for anyone over the age of 5. 

[clecyclist]

Also thank you everyone for the well wishes, they mean so much to me. It's mind-blowing to me that a bunch of ladies all over the world, basically are thinking of me and sending me well wishes. I'm nervous but prepared to handle whatever life hands me next. I can do this (with your help).

[talon]

Hey CLE! What's your favorite animal?

And good luck tomorrow!

[clecyclist]

Jan 29, 2015 23:16:16 GMT -5 talon said:

Hey CLE! What's your favorite animal?

And good luck tomorrow!

Tangibly (THANKS BRAIN) , my old cat Mitters. 

Otherwise I really like sloths.

[kawaiikitsune]

Also, since I forgot to add this to my post, sending you all the positive vibes for tomorrow!

[sunfrogger88]

Fx for tomorrow!!!

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?

[clecyclist]

Jan 30, 2015 18:21:31 GMT -5 sunfrogger88 said:

Fx for tomorrow!!!

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?

I'd like to see Ireland or Japan. 

[clecyclist]

Things didn't go so well yesterday. There is more tumor progression in my liver - so I've stopped participation in the clinical trial. On to the next thing. Hopefully I should start the new drug next week.

[GoBigOrGoGnome]

Jan 31, 2015 12:01:01 GMT -5 clecyclist said:

Things didn't go so well yesterday. There is more tumor progression in my liver - so I've stopped participation in the clinical trial. On to the next thing. Hopefully I should start the new drug next week.

I'm so sorry I had my fingers crossed for good news. I'll keep them crossed for the new drug.