Tag: cancer

Karen DeJoe battled multiple sclerosis before conquering a cross-country Bicycle Adventure

Karen DeJoe battled multiple sclerosis before conquering a cross-country Bicycle Adventure

Karen DeJoe battled multiple sclerosis, then conquered a cross-country Bicycle Adventure Karen DeJoe was working as a physician in a New Hampshire hospital when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Before long, the disease took away much of her mobility and put her in a wheelchair. It even stifled her ability to communicate. While she […]

Man’s dying wish is to repair home he shares with his wife in West Point, Georgia

Man’s dying wish is to repair home he shares with his wife in West Point, Georgia

(Photo: Paul Truitt with Chattahoochee Fuller Center Project Executive Director Kim Roberts) Man’s dying wish is to repair home he shares with his wife in West Point, Georgia (UPDATE: Volunteers with The Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure helped fulfill this wish with a build day in June.) West Point, Georgia resident Paul Truitt is dying of […]

Legacy Build Day 2: “So grateful to be a part of Millard’s legacy”

Legacy Build Day 2: “So grateful to be a part of Millard’s legacy”

Mark Bippes of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, has long been a grateful man. But since battling cancer, gratitude permeates his life in everything that he does. One thing Bippes has done for many years is help people have simple, decent places to live. It is an issue he became passionate about through his friendship with […]