Margaret Carrington King is my rock and in many ways my savior because I, she helps me get dressed.

I can't put on my shoes by myself and I can put my socks on one at a time.

And then when I go out for a walk she uh at the foot of the stairs

she uh helps me put my ankle foot orthosis on and puts on my new balance shoes and so she's uh

fills the gap in more ways than one.

The boys are lucky to have her as your mother.

Hello and welcome back to King of the Ride podcast. I am Ted King. And not just another Kings of the ride episode, like the

past couple of Ben with guests Laura King and Ben King. Folks, let me just blow your socks off

and say that today's guest is also Ted King. Only this Ted King is not me. I'm not looking at a mirror and talking to myself. Nope. This episode is with my dad.

So given the age in which we live, I tend to believe that I live a decently transparent life. If you've listened to this podcast or paid attention to my social media or my online musings,

you've heard me talk about the King Challenge before. The now 10-year event is one that I host. It

takes place each mid-October, October 16th, now 2021. We are now in our 11th edition of the ride.

The King Challenge is a charity bike ride that benefits the Kremple Center, which is an

organization dedicated to improving the lives of those living with brain injury.

Now, my dad had a brain injury about 18 years ago in the form of a stroke.

A very healthy, happy family man at the time.

It was a transformative time in my life.

I was in college at the time.

I was only recently getting into cycling.

My dad was a foundational part of our family.

He still is.

Things are just very different.

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