Hark Lama has overcome cancer. He is not tired. Next week, he is preparing to cycle through the mid-hills for a month. His journey from Kathmandu will take him to Chiwabhanjyang in Panchthar via Jhapa and Ilam.

Then, the adventurous journey of the cycling team including Lama will begin. The Mid-Hill Highway Cycling Tour, which will start from Chiwabhanjyang in Panchthar on January 1, will end at Jhulaghat in Baitadi. In this process, a distance of about 1,800 kilometers will be covered.

Led by cancer winners, the team including Lama is going on a cycling tour with the aim of cycling on the Mid-Hill Highway to help in the treatment of cancer patients. The Cycling Culture Community has arranged this cycling tour in collaboration with Dhulikhel Hospital. Dr. Sumanraj Tamrakar, a gynecologist and obstetrician at Dhulikhel Hospital, informed that Rs 2 million has been raised so far.

Vatsalya IVF, Indira IVF and Kathmandu Cancer Hospital donated Rs 200,000 each for this support work on Saturday. The organizers have stated that the money raised from the cycling trip will be transferred to Dhulikhel Hospital to establish a ‘Cancer Patient Support Fund’. The organizers presented the data that 22,000 more cancer patients are added annually in Nepal and about 15,000 of them die. Even though cancer is preventable or curable, many people die due to late diagnosis and high cost of treatment.

The cyclist Lama is even more enthusiastic about the hope that the money collected through this trip will give hope and confidence to many cancer victims in the coming days. He was treated at Dhulikhel Hospital after being diagnosed with bladder cancer 5 years ago. After treatment, he was able to continue cycling as before. After overcoming cancer, he has been competing and winning in cycling competitions. He is also one of the leaders of cycling tours in the high mountains of Nepal.

With such hopes, desires and courage, the members of the Lama and Cycle Community are embarking on an adventurous journey. The organizers are committed to keeping their morale high, supporting them, moving forward, encouraging them and providing whatever support they can during the journey. Professor Taralal Shrestha, the main campaigner of the cycle journey, says that this campaign is not only a campaign of the Lama and Cycle Culture Community but also of all humanity. He said that the money collected from this will be dedicated to financially weak cancer patients who are affected by cancer and are trying to avoid possible death.

Taking care of yourself But Kavita Chitrakar, who was suffering from one injury after another, was already shaken by another incident. Kavita, who witnessed her mother and sister die of cancer, later had to get herself diagnosed with breast cancer. Kavita was also very scared at first. But she did not lose courage and started the treatment process. After the treatment, her mental health did not improve as expected, so Hitaisi suggested a way to distract her and keep her mentally busy by teaching her to ride a bicycle.

Kavita, who was undergoing chemotherapy, learned to ride a bicycle in a short time. She gradually developed a passion for cycling. Over time, she developed such a passion that she began participating in cycling tours, alleviating her fear of cancer and its treatment. Now she is not just a household name in the cycling community, she has become a source of inspiration for many. She continues to cycle with the F&F Cycling Group.

She has participated in the Yak Attack, an international cycling competition held in the world's highest mountain, and has traveled to the Thorongla Pass on the Annapurna Circuit. She says that she has found a new life with the help of a bicycle.

She is also going on a bicycle ride on the Mid-Hill Highway with the aim of raising funds for cancer victims. The symbolic bicycle rally held on Saturday morning started from the Nepal Tourism Board Bhrikutimandap and ended at Bhrikutimandap via New Road, Ranipokhari, Kesharmahal, Durbar Marg.