Let’s see, why do I run? It’s now my 3rd year as part of The Little Team that Could, and each year I think my motivation for participating has been a little bit different. The first year a crew of college friends ran in memory of Payton Farnell Graeber, the sister of The Little Team that Could’s captain and our good friend, Sarah. As you probably saw on the main page for the The Little Team that Could, Payton lost her battle to cancer at the very young age of 29, and it felt like there had to be something positive we could do in this fight against cancer.
Last year my own sister, Maura, also participated as part of The Little Team that Could, and my motivation for running had a new dimension to it. After 5 years of being in remission, our dad had a recurrence of cancer, which was deemed stage 4. Honestly, I ran out of thanksgiving for the 5 years we were so lucky to have with him (and that not all people get), hope that things would turn out well again, and fear of the unknown.
This year, while my dad’s health news continues to be good, I run not only in celebration of that news, but also in celebration of the lives of all those who have passed on and the possibility of curing this disease.
-Megan
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