Taunton woman on chemotherapy undertaking mammoth Chris Hoy cycle
Ms Grant said she had cycled all her life but her illness has made it more difficult, adding that she had the backing of her consultants for the challenge. "I realise I don't have to do it and I think its going to depend on how I feel on the day and that's how I'm approaching things... but I would love, love love to do the longer ride," she said.She signed up for the ride in March but admitted a lot had changed since then. "It's beginning to feel a little more difficult now... but I'm going to go to Scotland, that's for sure," she said. "I'm on this fairly new treatment and I'd pretty much learnt how to deal with the previous treatment."I'm finding it quite hard to work out the rhythm with that and when my best days are and when I'm not feeling so good - so I'm finding it a bit of a challenge."
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