Keri's Ride to Recovery

Hi everyone,

This is Kendal and Alexa. You may know us as Keri's two daughters-Alexa the pilot and Kendal the baker. Many of you would describe our mom as the sweetest, kindest, humblest, and most selfless person you will ever get the pleasure to know. Unfortunately we did not get to know our grandmother, her mom Marilyn. But she is described as an angel on earth. She absolutely took after her in that way!

Apart from her kind demeanor and sweet smile, she is one badass lady. She has become a pillar in the women's biking community. There is not an hour that goes by where she was not talking, thinking or planning her next big adventure. Her calendar is booked solid with every moment centered around the next thrilling ride.

On the afternoon of Saturday February 17th, our world stood still. Our indestructible mom was injured in a way we would have never imagined. She was riding her bike through a very popular mountain biking trail near North Bend with 4 other ladies. Mom was in the middle of the train with 2 riders ahead and 2 riders behind her when she was tackled off her bike by a 75 lb cougar. The cougar latched onto her lower jaw. Her courageous friends quickly jumped to action to save her life as well as their own. Ultimately it was their quick thinking that saved her life. They spent the next 15 minutes trying to fight the animal off of her. Finally he released and the ladies were able to get the animal away from her and had to hold him down with a bike to keep him from continuing the attack. They held him down for about 30 minutes until officers arrived at the scene. Because of these heroic women, we still have our mom with us. We are forever grateful to them all.

As far as her injuries, she has experienced severe trauma to her face as well as permanent nerve damage. It will be a lifelong battle and a long road ahead to recovery.

The funds of this page will go directly towards all expenses as a result of her injury. Bills, living expenses, and anything else she may need. Thank you so much for all the positive thoughts and prayers! Her mindset is positive and she hopes to get back on her bike one day soon!