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4 Oct, 16 tweets, 10 min read
Almost exactly 17 years ago to the day, fresh off my 100 days post-bone marrow transplant for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, I had a visit from Aly Friedman. My flirting was pathetic, but endearing enough that we started dating. We’ve now been married over 12 years. #yourvelocity
And today, as part of the virtual @velocity_ride, our 5 year-old daughter wanted in on the fun! #yourvelocity
So today, I’ll be teaching her to ride a 2-wheel bike! Follow along and cheer her on! And donate to team “May the @DrGarySchwartz be with you” and to the amazing cancer research at @columbiacancer and donate at velocityride.org/index.cfm?fuse…
Starting with pedals off — balance bike mode. #yourvelocity
Four laps around the block on the balance bike. Time to add pedals, and have a halftime break with a @shakeshack pumpkin shake! 🎃 #yourvelocity
Starting to worry about making this bike learning process public on @Twitter, it might be a long afternoon. #resilience #yourvelocity
Balance bike skills are strong, but just can’t seem to get to the pedals... don’t forget to donate to @velocity_ride #yourvelocity velocityride.org/index.cfm?fuse…
Definite progress. #yourvelocity
Two pedals in a row!!! #yourvelocity
OMG its really coming together!!! #yourvelocity
Yes! Yes! Yes! #yourvelocity
IT CLICKED! WE’VE GOT A 2-WHEELED BIKING KID! #yourvelocity
So proud of this girl! #yourvelocity
What a day!!! What’s my why? Because teaching your 5-year old kid to ride a bike after beating pre B-cell ALL as a new physician scientist at @CSCIColumbia and @columbiacancer and @ColumbiaGenDev and #HICCC is just freaking awesome! #yourvelocity Donate: velocityride.org/index.cfm?fuse…
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