Jen Marchetti talks about her ride in the 2015 Pan Mass Challenge to honor a friends cancer stricken son, while she was battling her own illness that could have caused a heart attack or a stroke during her 88 mile bicycle ride.

When a friend's newborn son was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma just days after he was born, Jen Marchetti decided to ride in the Pan Mass Challenge as a way to help raise funds in his behalf . Little did she know that she would be diagnosed with a rare condition called Pheochromocytoma shortly before her ride was to begin. Despite Jen's doctor telling her that she could suffer a heart attack or stroke if she rode her bicycle in the event , Jen decided to participate in the first day of the ride in which she covered 88 miles. Jen's story is an extraordinary one and shows how dedicated a person can be  who is willing to test the limits in trying to help these kids who need and deserve much better lives.