Joshua Flannigan intended to complete this year’s AIDS Lifecycle bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, but his own AIDS diagnosis came too late and hit too hard.
Josh’s parents, both from a small town in Texas, mourned the loss of their son, and out of that grief they decided to pick up where Josh left off and join the ride.
His dad David chose to hop on a bike and push through the ambitious 545 mile ride along the California coast. David’s wife Talana supported her husband as a volunteer, helping out with bike parking.
Together they found a way to honor Josh while experiencing the life-affirming camaraderie that comes along with the Lifecycle.
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Arianna Jade Thompson
What a heartbreaking story :[
ted72
Now this is a worthy article.
Mykaels
I must admit, I never took Davey Wavey seriously at first but he has time and time again shown himself to be truly awesome and thoughtful.
Rodney Church
Applause for Mom & Dad
HO Weng Choy
Really sad, the son taught us not to be useless, hopeless or just wait to die but to do the things one would like and enjoy it. What a good Dad to his son.
mcdfishfilla
Great to see an article that deals with the human side of being gay. Shows us that not too long ago we we’re all in it together for the biggest fight of our lives as a community and even-though some things have changed we can still cross lines from our Pro-PrEP vs. Anti-PrEP stances to agree that AIDS really f…ing sucks!….
timm h
Hugz of support to the parents & I thank them for their support. I hope it helped alleviate the pain & loss to some extent.