Bob Perry, a 70-year-old SAS veteran, was diagnosed with a rare cancer after having his wisdom teeth removed. He was given ten years to live. Now, he is preparing for an epic bike ride to mark his 10-year milestone. Bob served in the Army and the SAS before becoming a detective investigating murder and drug dealing. After retiring in 2011, he became ill.
His symptoms, which included fatigue, slurred speech, muscle spasms, loss of limb control, night sweats and skin problems, were initially thought to be due to age and were later misdiagnosed as Stiff-Man Syndrome. However, in October 2015, a blood test due to bleeding during the extraction of his wisdom teeth revealed that he had Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia (WM), a rare blood cancer, and doctors gave him ten years to live.
Now, a decade later and nine years after finishing chemotherapy, Bob is preparing for the Singles Club bike ride. The gruelling challenge will require him to climb Mont Ventoux in southern France three times, covering 137 kilometres (85 miles) and climbing 4.5 kilometres (2.8 miles) in a single day, all in an effort to raise £10,000 for the hospital that has been treating him.
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