Yesterday, on World Lung Cancer Day, as I travelled back home – after my motorcycle expedition across the Himalayas to the 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝, I carried the White Ribbon, to raise Lung Cancer Awareness.

The journey took me through
~ Crossing 8 high mountain passes (3 of the World’s Top 10 Highest Motorable Passes),
~ 6 majestic Himalayan Lakes (including the Highest brackish water high-altitude lakes on earth),
~ High Altitiude Mountain Sickness – Struggle for Oxygen, Breathing – Headache, Vomitting
~ Crossed countless Water Streams and Rivers,
~ Sand Dunes,
~ the Cold Desert,
~ and ever-changing mountain Weather – from Rain and Hailstorms to Scorching Sunshine, Strong Winds, Snow

But this journey wasn’t about reaching a destination with Guinness World Record

It was about carrying a message.

Behind these photographs were 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬 of riding, resilience, and purpose.

For me, this mission is deeply personal.

Having lost my beloved wife, Kusum Malik Tomar, to Stage IV lung cancer, I know firsthand how devastating this disease can be.

In memory of my Kusum, I have dedicate myself to lung cancer awareness and patient advocacy, so that fewer families have to endure what ours did.

Every conversation about lung cancer matters.

Every opportunity to encourage earlier diagnosis matters.

Every effort to improve access to treatment, research, and patient support matters.

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 🎗️

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