A child and youth worker from Windsor is heading to the east coast.
Benny Santoro and his son Quinn are riding their bicycles from Windsor to Halifax.
Santoro was diagnosed with lymphoma and last year finished his last chemotherapy treatment.
He says that's when he son approached him with the idea.
Santoro says the ride is 2500 kilometres and they plan to do 100 kilometres a day.
"We also do want to stop, if Quinn and I hit a really nice provincial park and then again there's injuries, there's repairs, there's that kind of stuff," says Santoro.
Santoro says the ride is expected to take 25 days.
"When we're feeling good we'll ride when we can and when we need to rest we'll do that as well," says Santoro. "I mean I'm 62 and he's 21 so it's going to be a stretch for me but I think I can do it because I cycle to work all the time anyway."
The pair left on Monday.
Santoro works at Maryvale Adolescent and Family Services in the psychiatric inpatient program.
He adds the ride is a fundraiser.
Money raised will assist Stigma Enigma, an organization that focuses on mental health awareness.
- with files from AM800's Gord Bacon