Woman’s Day New Zealand – September 02, 2019

daysI’mnot.Butalwaysin

thebackofmymindthere

hasbeena voicesaying,‘Ride

thatbike.’

“Jarredlivedlifehardand

wassoincrediblybraveand

optimisticthroughouthis

wholeordeal.Hetookevery

ounceoutofliferightuntil

theveryend.I knowJarred

wouldbeproudofwhat

I’machieving,butheis my

absoluteinspiration.When

I’monhisbike,I cantalkto

him,I canlaughwithhim

andfeelhim.I’mincredibly

proudofhim.”

Sheweepssoftly,admitting

ridingintherelaywillbe

extremelytough.“There’s

goingtobea wholelotof

emotionsinvolved.Thereis

fear– I’mstillterrifiedof

Jarred’sHarley– therewillbe

joyandI willbeprofoundly

sadbecauseheshouldbe

outonthatbike.”

Andthatrose? It will take

prideofplaceon the front of

theHarley.“Itwas ordered in

fromtheStates,” tells Jenny.

“I’dseenit online and knew

thatthiswouldbe perfect –

Jarredlovedredroses.”

Writtenonthe stem is

“RIP#mother-son goals. #

“Alwaysinthe

backofmymind

therehasbeen

a voicesaying,

‘Ridethatbike,’”

saysJenny,who

hasattached

a redroseto

Jarred’sbeloved

machine.

E OF

ow, Mum

NCE

Left:Jarred

with(fromleft)

sisterLetesha

(whodonated

stemcellsto

him),stepdad

George,Sean

andJenny.

Real life

YOU CAN RALLY

AROUND JENNY

The Women Riders World Relay

was founded by 27-year-old UK

office manager Hayley Bell last August.

It officially started in February and will

continue across the world with a hand-

carved baton passed along to women in some

100 countries before winding up in the

United Arab Emirates in January 2020.

Around 200 women are expected to take

part in the Kiwi leg, which begins in

Waitangi on September 7 and heads

to Invercargill. From there, the baton

will be transported to Canada,

to carry on the relay.

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