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Guelph woman completes emotional fundraiser for cancer care [Video]

There was an emotional send off for a Guelph woman who battled cancer and is now raising thousands of dollars for others going through a similar journey.

On Monday, Cyndy McLean set off on the last of 10 bike rides to raise funds for chemotherapy chairs at the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre.

It’s a deeply personal cause for McLean, who underwent chemo treatments after she was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer five years ago.

“Today is the 10th and final ride of a fundraiser called 10×21 Cycling 4 Chemo Chairs,” McLean told CTV News ahead of the ride. “This fundraiser is really designed to honour my five year anniversary of getting cancer care at this very facility and also to honour all the people that took great care of me,” she explained.

“I had 21 treatments over a 10 month period, so that inspired the name 10×21.”

McLean said …

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