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HALIFAX:<\/strong> Ross Moore was a loving husband, father and doting grandfather. He was also the cherished Director of Development for Atlantic Subway, with more than 30 years of service, and a pillar in his community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ross endured severe pain in his hands, feet and back for several years, but could never pinpoint the cause; he and his wife Sandy thought the bone pain could be related to aging. Sadly, the cause of Ross\u2019s pain would soon be attributed to multiple myeloma,\u00a0a little-known and as of yet,\u00a0incurable blood cancer that eventually claimed his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ross\u2019s pain started years before, but it wasn\u2019t until 2014 that he started to suspect it was more serious than he thought. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When Ross bent over to pick up his seven-year-old granddaughter Ava, he experienced such crippling back pain that he nearly dropped her. That\u2019s when Ross and Sandy decided to push for answers and get to the root of his pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”7″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ross was admitted to hospital and underwent a series of medical tests shortly after that unforgettable and frightening incident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ten days later, and after a battery of tests, Ross received his devastating diagnosis of myeloma, an\u00a0incurable blood cancer that\u00a011 Canadians are diagnosed with every day<\/strong>.\u00a0He was 59 years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ross immediately started six months of extensive rounds of chemotherapy to prepare his body for a stem cell transplant, which he received later that year. Fortunately, the stem cell transplant was a success and, for a while, Ross felt like his usual self. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He was thrilled to get back to one of his favourite pastimes, golf, or as he liked to call it, \u2018hitting the links\u2019, with his friends and two of his sons, Gary and Justin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unfortunately, in 2018, Sandy noticed that the myeloma symptoms were resurfacing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ross was easily tired, experiencing more pain, and losing his appetite. Despite reassurance from doctors, Sandy knew just by looking at her husband of 42 years, that something was wrong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n By early 2020, Ross\u2019s myeloma had returned; he had relapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”105″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”194″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n When he learnt of his father\u2019s relapse, Justin wanted to do something to help others living with this devastating disease. In 2021, Justin organized a fundraising challenge in which he raised more than $5,000. Thankfully, with treatment, Ross pulled through this relapse and life started to get back to normal. Unfortunately however, Ross\u2019s remission would be short-lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After battling myeloma for seven years, Ross sadly passed away on March 4, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After Ross\u2019s death, Justin organized another personal fundraiser for myeloma, an ultramarathon in Musquodoboit, raising $14,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n On the heels of this successful event, Justin changed careers to devote himself to raising funds and awareness for the cancer that claimed his father. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”190″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the new National Fundraising and Development Lead at Myeloma Canada, Justin quickly set out and organized the first-ever Myeloma Canada Ride: Bike to Beat Myeloma, in Halifax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf I can make a difference in one person\u2019s life who is battling myeloma by raising funds, I\u2019m going to do it,\u201d says Justin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI was always extremely close to my dad, so organizing the Halifax Ride is my small way of honouring him and all those living with myeloma,\u201d says Justin. \u201cIt\u2019s my life\u2019s mission to help find a cure,\u201d Justin says. \u201cMaybe that\u2019s one of the reasons I actively sought to work at Myeloma Canada. I\u2019m so proud to work there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Determined to raise awareness and critical funds for myeloma, Justin, together with his mother, Sandy, brother Gary, and their families, are gearing up to take part\u00a0Halifax\u2019s\u00a0inaugural Myeloma Canada Ride: Bike to Beat Myeloma. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Ride takes place\u00a0May 7, 2023,<\/strong>\u00a0at Cole Harbour Heritage Park in Halifax, at 9:00\u00a0a.m.<\/strong>\u00a0and helps to raise myeloma awareness and vital funds for a cure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Halifax Myeloma Canada Ride<\/a>\u00a0promises to be a fun and fulfilling event for cyclists of varying levels, with a shorter, more leisurely\u00a030\u201340 km route<\/a>, and a more challenging\u00a070+ km route<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n