You can chalk up over another one for cycling!

Help for Heroes sounds fantastic.

I hadn’t thought about cycling as a means of working through PTSD. Maybe part of it is the good old endorphins? And getting out into fresh air. Finding that, even if your legs won’t let you ride a bicycle, your arms can!

Take the case of Paddy. Being told he’d never walk again. PTSD on top of it. Cycling, even if it’s hand-cycling, lets him get outdoors and be active.

I’m sure it also gives him a much-needed sense of accomplishment. How many of us get in our miles by HAND power?

Andy hasn’t had an easy time, either. A bum knee; infection following surgery; and developing Chron’s, too. Exercise can help to manage Chron’s, and is easy on the knees; so I hope Andy can keep at it.

Jacko amazes me. I’m not sure I’d have the gumption to try to ride a bicycle if I were to lose an arm, even with such a prosthesis as he has. The braking and shifting systems for his bike sound ingenious.

Even for those of us who haven’t suffered such trauma, riding a bicycle can work wonders. It can help with weight control. Ride to work; and if you’re feeling grouchy by the time you head back home, you can ride off those blues. You can bring home the groceries, using rack and panniers. If nothing else, riding a bicycle is just plain fun. I’m glad that those veterans don’t have to miss out.

Kudos to them and their helpers. In the scoring of things, that’s another one for cycling!