Thomas Thorpe

Distinguished Folk , Ready to Ride!

Good Day Lucky SixTeam Thorpe!

I am just doing a quick update with this great photo and DGR backdrop and a most awesome Norton (not mine...).

As noted earlier, Karen and I are getting Married!  Very exciting indeed. We are hoping now to do so in September, as there is a visiting Lama who we would like to officiate.  We are in the process of finding a venue and all the things; notifying people to save the date... September 27th, picking jewels and things... and sadly amidst all this my physical health has become a potential obstacle. 

As many of you know, I suffer from Crohn's / Colitis, in that I had my entire large intestine removed 20 years ago in Paris France, and they then fashioned an internal Parc’s pouch.  This pouch has served me well for twenty years and now seems to have run its course.  So that now I am back in the painfully familiar place of urgency and unrelenting frequency.  Thankfully, I have reestablished care at the Mayo Clinic and am in the process of trying to determine next steps, but since it is not an emergency, it is on a slower time line.

Yesterday, as we were looking at a possible venue for the coming nuptials, it occurred to me that I would like to be on the other side of whatever resolution the doctors come up with rather than my current state that finds me in the toilet much of the time.  With this in mind we are trying to determine the best course for us and for all. This may or may not postpone the ceremony, or perhaps the party, where I am on the other side of what will likely be another surgery and a more comfortable resolution.

The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride holds a close place in our love, in that 4 years ago we met in large part due to the photo my sister took on the Mother’s Day prior to my first ride in 2021, where I am dressed in the spirit of the dapper ride, with new threads, smiling, that I then used for my profile pic that then attracted Karen.  We have ridden together the past three years, and have now raised over $10,000 for Men’s mental and physical health. As the ride comes at our anniversary time, we celebrate our coming together by helping to raise awareness of these important issues.

We look forward to riding many more years together and to our coming nuptials with great excitement!  We hope to meet you all on the happy road to destiny, ride safe, stay strong, and take care of yourselves!

Thomas & KarenLeta 

I'm Riding for Men's Health in The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride

On Sunday the 19th of May 2024, I'm riding in The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride with fellow men and women across the globe to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer and men's mental health on behalf of Movember. Men die on average 6 years earlier than women and for largely preventable reasons. The number of men that are suffering is growing, and we need to do something about that. So, before I press my tweed and polish my boots, I'm asking you to join me in raising funds and awareness for these causes by donating what you can for this meaningful cause and to help the men we love, live happier and healthier lives.