Team Shoreline's Vermont 50 Race Page

Racing to Save Lives

Update 9-29-08

We all finished!! What a grueling day and a tremendous experience. Pictured in celebration are (left to right) Brian Greenho, Emma McGeorge, Matt Griswold and Joe Semple. We were so glad Emma could be there to help us rejoice in a successful race and incredible fund raising campaign.

(orginal content from July below)

Welcome to Team Shoreline's awareness page.

Our team members are Brian Greenho, Matt Griswold and Joe Semple from Old Lyme, CT.

We are training to participate in the Vermont 50 Mountain Bike endurance event on September 28th, 2008 in Ascutney, VT. As a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) team all of us on Team Shoreline are raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. We are completing this event in honor of our family friend, Emma McGeorge (pictured here). Emma is 8 years old, lives in Waitsfield, VT and is battling stage 3 Lymphoma. Emma is the daughter of Brian's college friend Graham McGeorge. She is a real hero and will inspire our team to finish this race. We need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure! To better understand what life is like when one of your children has a disease like Lymphoma, please read this brief quote from Emma's parents. "Emma was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Stage III, May 1, 2008. Emma was a perfectly healthy child who just completed her first winter racing for Mad River Glen Ski Team. During our spring break vacation to Washington, D.C., Emma developed a cough. Her cough worsened and immediately after returning home, we found ourselves admitting Emma at Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington, VT while a team of pediatric oncologist developed a plan. CT scan showed Emma had a grapefruit size tumor in her chest-biopsy determined her diagnosis. Truly a parent's worst nightmare. Presently, Emma is in her second phase of treatment. We cannot possible describe the amount of anguish and fear that she has experienced from bone marrow tests, spinal treatments, surgeries, transfusions, weekly blood draws, fevers, and the endless side effects of the high doses of chemotherapy Emma is enduring. Emma is considered in remission for the 3 tumors are no longer visible on a CT Scan. This is terrific news-the aggressive "road map" the doctors have chosen is working. Yet, because Emma has cancer of the blood she has to undergo treatments till May, 2010. Doctors assure us that this aggressive treatment has to continue for 2 years to make sure they destroy every last malignant cell. We wonder how an eight-year-old child can possibly handle all the chemo drugs-what other conditions will arise as a result of these toxins? More and more children are being diagnosed with NHL. Why? They do not know why? We must find out the cause, a better way to treat this disease, and ultimately find a cure. It needs to stop with Emma."

You can learn more about lymphoma here - http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_page?item_id=7030

Please join Team Shoreline and make a donation in Emma's honor to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and help advance their mission.

We hope you will visit this web site often. Be sure to check back frequently to see Team Shoreline's progress. Thanks for your support! Your donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in Emma's honor should be made right on this page where is says "Make a Donation".

More information on our race can be found at www.vermont50.com. Please do not make your donation on the Vermont50 page.

Brian Greenho

Last Edited on: 09/29/2008

27 comments

"Thanks for your help! "

Alan Homans

Wed Jul 09 04:15:38 EDT 2008
"Brain and Matt, good luck reaching your goal! I love you Emma~ Sally "

Sally Utter

Wed Jul 09 05:23:30 EDT 2008
"Great team, great cause, hoping for sunny beautiful weather"

Shaye McGann

Mon Jul 14 10:57:38 EDT 2008
"Your pain will pale in comparison, good luck and train hard"

Allen Modine

Mon Jul 14 11:22:27 EDT 2008
"Brian & Matt, Thanks for your time and efforts in helping in such a great cause. Emma, May God's blessings be upon you!"

Maxine Wade

Mon Jul 14 11:30:03 EDT 2008
"Any friend of Griff Harrison is a friend of mine!"

Dan Cole

Mon Jul 14 05:05:32 EDT 2008
"Brian, What a ride you will have with this incredible goal carrying you through to the finish. And what a wonderful team effort!"

Pamela Powell

Tue Jul 15 10:04:29 EDT 2008
"Please let me know what else I can do! Good luck ride hard, fast and safe. Be careful guys. Love, Rat"

david rattner

Wed Jul 16 08:29:21 EDT 2008
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the McGeorge's, The Seybold Family"

thomas seybold

Wed Jul 16 12:52:37 EDT 2008
"Our prayers are with Emma"

Bob Stanners

Wed Jul 16 09:03:15 EDT 2008
"Graham & Beth We hope you all are comforted in knowing you are in our prayers and thoughts with all you are going through. Stirling & Lisa Callie & Greyson & Brown Dog"

Stirling & Lisa Collins

Thu Jul 17 12:47:27 EDT 2008
"Brian, what a great purpose to ride for. Best to you and Emma's family."

Scott Lewis

Fri Jul 18 05:03:55 EDT 2008
"Our hearts go out to Emma and her family. I'm terrified just take Chase in for his allergy tests...I can't imagine the level anxiety Emma's treatments must lead to. "

Lisa and Aaron Reneson

Tue Jul 22 10:48:35 EDT 2008
"great cause, good luck on your ride. Ford "

Ford Draper

Thu Jul 24 09:36:48 EDT 2008
"We are pulling for her"

Tim Jones

Thu Jul 24 11:07:43 EDT 2008
"Good luck and get'er done"

Mark Fader

Thu Jul 31 08:01:22 EDT 2008
"together we will endeavor to provide care and comfort to a precious human being and special friend, emma mcgeorge"

william f munroe

Sat Aug 02 08:27:05 EDT 2008
"We know you'll reach your goal. What a fantastic way to provide support and encouragement to a very brave girl. Our hearts go out to Emma and her family. -- Noah and Robbin Myers"

Noah & Robbin Myers

Sat Aug 02 11:22:31 EDT 2008
"My prayers go out to all of you. May God Bless you all. Valerie Cuzzola"

Valerie Cuzzola

Fri Aug 08 09:29:07 EDT 2008
"Way to go Brian and Matt! Kick cancer up and down that mountain!"

Jon Paul St. Germain

Sat Aug 09 09:09:20 EDT 2008
"Brian: Show the field what a Connecticut shoreboy is made of. When it gets tough dig deep and show yourself what Nickerson has made of you. Pat, Tina, Ava and Chase "

Patrick Gilbert

Sat Aug 16 03:46:39 EDT 2008
"What a great cause! Go Team Shoreline!"

Sophie Griswold

Sun Aug 24 01:53:56 EDT 2008
"Go Team Shoreline! Matt... Stephen and I will pulling for you- and Emma here in Dallas. Love you,bro! "

Lisa and Stephen Jackson

Mon Aug 25 07:50:25 EDT 2008
"For a bunch of flatlanders, you guys are alright:) And no doubt you support emma's team...GO SOX! Thanks guys."

Uncle Dave

Tue Sep 16 09:12:04 EDT 2008
"Ride like the wind! "

Martin, Sondra, Ali and Huck Griswold

Wed Sep 24 02:38:02 EDT 2008
"Gnarly ! Sunday should be rainy and muddy, a perfect 10 for Team Shoreline. What a great way to celebrate a 50 mile ride in the park. Win One for Emma !"

Pooh and Hoov

Thu Sep 25 09:33:32 EDT 2008
"Hello Brian, I just read the article in the Pictorial. It's a great cause! Good luck and take care. Mary"

Mary McDonald

Fri Sep 26 08:13:55 EDT 2008

suzanne lemieux	$1000.00
Tim Jones	$1000.00
Ford Draper	$1000.00
david rattner	$1000.00
Tim Roberts	$500.00

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