At 43, Donnie Seals Sr. faced a grim reality—his heart, weakened by stress and an unhealthy lifestyle, required open-heart surgery following a heart attack. By 50, he had undergone two more surgeries, including a quintuple bypass. Weighed down by more than 20 daily medications and the looming threat of more procedures, he knew something had to change.
The unexpected solution? A bicycle. What began as tentative rides around the block nearly 15 years after his last open-heart surgery would evolve into a 350-mile journey across the vast American Midwest — one that transformed his health and strengthened Seals Sr.’s bond with his son.
