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Riding with Aaron
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Publisher Price: $14.99
Publisher: Dale R Kreider
Published: May 1 2026
Pages: 198
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
RIDING WITH AARON: PEDALING THROUGH THE SILENCE, A FATHER'S TRIBUTE TO THE SON HE LOST.
In this searingly honest tribute, a father pedals 560 miles across New York State in the Empire State Ride (ESR), seeking a way to coexist with the unthinkable: the sudden death of his 37-year-old son, Aaron, to brain cancer. This is more than a cycling memoir; it's a story for anyone who ever looked at the sky and demanding an answer that cannot be found in a sanctuary but in the sweat of the brow, the ache of the quadriceps, and in the rhythm of the pedals. As the miles click by, the narrative shifts between the grueling physical endurance of the road and the internal landscape of a soul in courageous revolt. This isn't a story of easy answers or platitudes. It is a raw documentation of the clash between faith and fury. While the author celebrates the profound love of family and the power of a community united to end cancer, he simultaneously pulls back the curtain on his private struggle-questioning the efficacy of prayer and the silence of a God who feels painfully distant when he is needed most.
- For Questioners: Identify with the author who wrestles with God over the open road.
- For the Athlete: Draft the author. Feel the grit of every climb and descend into the depth of grief as the author uses the ESR to channel physical pain into an undertaking to support clinical research and trials at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, whose mission it is to End Cancer.
- For the Grieving: Find a companion in the alone-time of adventure, where the unanswered questions about life and death are finally given a voice.
- For ESR Supporters: Witness how personal engagement in a worthwhile cause can become a lifeline.
This is a story for anyone who has ever loved deeply, lost suddenly, and wondered if the road ahead leads anywhere at all.
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