News for the Disabled

Naples, Florida | Father Rides 7,000 Miles to Raise Epilepsy Awareness

Posted on May 01, 2009

Glenn Fenster has embarked on a fundraising effort of mammoth proportions. Fenster will ride 7,000 on his bicycle to raise awareness of epilepsy on the lives of millions of Americans.

Epilepsy is a seizure disorder that often causes frequent, violent seizures.

"It is my goal by 2010 to have raised $250,000," Fenster said. "I want to send children like my son to epilepsy-supported summer camps throughout America and Canada."

Fenster's son Nyle is an epileptic. His struggles have inspired Fenster to go to extreme measures to raise money and awareness of epilepsy. Nyle was stuck by epilepsy when he was two. Now, at age 15, Nyle has been through hundreds of seizures.

Though the boy has been through so much his father says he shown no signs of quitting life because of the disease.

"This trip pales in comparison to the courage my son and others exhibit each day," Fenster said.

Among others, Bill Barnett, mayor of Naples, was there to see Fenster off. Fenster has been embarking on long distance rides since 2006. That year he biked from Seattle to Miami. Each year his rides get longer and his commitment stronger.