The Finish Line Is Almost Here

Hello All,

The last two days have been full of skating through Connecticut. Yesterday we skated near Dan’s high school, Loomis Chaffee Prep School in Windsor, CT. Windsor is a beautiful little town with a flat surface. We skated 30 miles and had three falls. As Striech was helping Ben down a small hill, Ben lost control and brought Striech into the bushes with him. Thankfully no one was hurt. In the last half a mile, I clumsily skated over a stick and ate it on a curb. I ended the day with a nice big bruise and scrape. Kelly and I now have matching wounds on our upper left leg. Don’t worry, we will take a picture and post it for the rollingforautism website. Now I can put my four years of nursing school to use to put a dressing on Kelly’s bum. Thanks to Doctor Stevens she has medicated cream and antibiotics to help heal her grapefruit size scrape.

Today we visited, Patty, who kindly raises dogs with the help of her children to give to children with autism. Her company is called North Star and runs throughout the nation. We had the opportunity to play with two goldren retriever puppies who were amazingly calm. These dogs can make a tremendous difference in how children act; decreasing anxiety and fears. We thank you for inviting us into your home and feeding us lunch! This afternoon we skated from Hartford, CT to Sturbridge, MA. Kelly and I drove and let our legs heal. There were a lot of fairly big hills so great job to the skaters…Dan, Streich, Carson, Amber, and Billy!! Tomorrow we have another six skaters joining us as we head to Worchester, MA.

Reminder, this Friday is our big event in Boston. 6 PM at the Improv Asylum in the North End and then 9 PM at the Bell in Hand Bar.

Hope to see you all there!

Elaine L.