Running With My Angels in the Boston Marathon.

Yesterday at Easter church service at Hingham UCC, my pastor, Peter Allen reminded us of something important. Angels aren’t just some glowing shimmery vision or idea. They are the people who are right beside us. Holding our hands, seeing us through, here on Earth in the very moment when we need help.

This photo stays in my heart as I run — my 2 little angels here on Earth.

Today I have to absolute honor of running the 2022 Boston Marathon for Caring for A Cure — the nurse founded charity to research cures and give normalcy to patients of Blood and Bone Cancers. These woman have saved my life in many ways. But the biggest thing they did was COMMIT TO THE MOMENT. They looked me in the eye and we decided not to die — together.

Today I run side by side my MGH Caring for A Cure Nurses. Some of these women I run with gave me my life saving marrow, gave me life saving blood, gave me life saving platelets.

Thank you Caring For a Cure Nurses. My Life exists because of you.

All I can say, is God is Good. Here is my mile by mile gratitude to all the angels on the way of this journey back to health. This journey back to life.

Mile 1: For my Donor. Your cells run this course. Your life gives me life. Thank you forever. We will meet after Covid.

Mile 2: For Louden William Gorrall. Bright, Beautiful Boy. The world is yours. I am always by your side.

Easter afternoon in the sun. Definition of Heaven on Earth.

Mile 3: For Jean Swenson Whitaker.

Mile 4: For Sara, Mark, Maddie, and Alex.

My Beautiful Sister and Nephew Thank you Becks — you are angels on Earth.

Mile 5: For Connie.

Mile 6: For Heidi.

Mile 7: For Colleen.

Mile 8: For Rhys.

Mile 9: For Kelly.

Mile 10: For Hugo.

Mile 11: For Jeanne.

Mile 12: For Kate. (ATG x Rabbit Serum Nights!!)

Mile 13: For Jessica.

Mile 14: For Christine. (Remember when I left my body and tried to convince you I had broken out of the Lunder 10 floor during transplant? Dude I think I died)

Mile 15: For Sara B.

Mile 16: For Tina.

Mile 17: For Dr. Chen.

Mile 18: For Laura.

Mile 19: For Fran.

Mile 20: For Renee.

Mile 21: For Sharon.

Mile 22: For Rebecca.

Mile 23: For the Allerton Hill Gang.

Mile 24: For Dr. AnneMarie Fogarty.

Mile 25: For Louden Again.

Mile 26: For My over 300 Blood donors that saved my life.

Mile 26.2: For ALL THE CARING FOR A CURE ANGELS THAT HAVE SAVED MY LIFE.

God is Good. Miracles are Real. They are not easy. They are not pretty.

Miracles of my 2 boys — Louden and Lucky. Thank you God.

But they are real.

Please donate and support this charity that saved my life:

https://because.massgeneral.org/fundraiser/3782129

With love,

ESG