Almost two years ago, Mike and I lost our mom to esophageal cancer. She was vivacious, always the life of the party and touched countless lives as a school teacher for 47 years. While she doesn’t walk amongst us anymore, I know she’s never far away. She was a morning person, and every time I see a brilliant sunrise when I run, I know she’s watching over me.

On Sunday, July 22nd I’ll be running the Chicago Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon. I started running after mom got sick to help relieve the stress and anxiety of everything happening at that time. I’ll be running for mom,  and to raise money for The American Cancer Society through GoFundMe. 

Cancer takes too many of our loved ones away, well before their time. Please help me raise money to find a cure. Every little bit helps, so that one day we can say we beat Cancer. 

-Lisa