Meet Mary Shertenlieb, cancer survivor. Mary used yesterday’s Boston Marathon to raise money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, whom she credits with saving her life:
My wife is running the marathon in the rain and wind and doing it all to raise money for the fight against cancer for Dana Farber. Please donate if you can!https://t.co/U4rHmdiXhUhttps://t.co/1EXRpHG4Po
— Toucher and Rich (@Toucherandrich) April 16, 2018
But conditions on Monday were awful, with a temperature of “40 degrees with a wind chill of 29 degrees, and wind gusts reached 30 mph” at the start of the race. On doctor’s orders, Mary paused her race at the 15.5 mile mark after she began to “shiver uncontrollably.” Here she is with her husband at Dunkin Donuts to get warm:
— Toucher and Rich (@Toucherandrich) April 17, 2018
And after a change of clothes and a break, the pair went on to finish the race:
Cleveland Circle, gettin there pic.twitter.com/ENgbVgq81V
— Toucher and Rich (@Toucherandrich) April 17, 2018
Her husband even live-tweeted it with photos:
Here we come pic.twitter.com/27lx4cGdPG
— Toucher and Rich (@Toucherandrich) April 17, 2018
Getting closer…
Right on Hereford pic.twitter.com/BrIjCPsDBw
— Toucher and Rich (@Toucherandrich) April 17, 2018
…and WOW!
So damn proud of her. 26.2. pic.twitter.com/svGj9MZj1p
— Toucher and Rich (@Toucherandrich) April 17, 2018
Here’s Mary crossing the finish line:
Cancer survivor crosses #BostonMarathon finish line at 1AM. The harsh weather took a toll on her body but Mary Shertenleib pushed on.
“You can do anything. It may not be how you imagined it playing out, but you can still get it done” #WCVB pic.twitter.com/xODSxT49Mm— Sera Congi (@seracongi) April 17, 2018
Best story of the day!
so many great stories out of the #BostonMarathon… but Mary's grit and determination has to be among the top of the list. congrats Mary!!! #wcvb https://t.co/ka5SmeONZL
— antoinette antonio (@antoinetteA) April 17, 2018
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