On August 24th, 2023, my family lost Susan “Sue” Adams (my aunt) after her yearlong battle with ovarian cancer. Our family is very tight knit, and Aunt Sue’s cancer and passing was incredibly challenging for not only my uncle and cousins, but our extended family and the countless number of people Aunt Sue befriended and positively impacted in her life.
Despite the challenges, Aunt Sue never failed to inspire and encourage our family with her positive attitude, grace, and strength, and left us thinking, how can we turn a negative into a positive. A couple months after she passed away, I was in Brooklyn supporting friends who were running the 2023 New York Marathon. I was struck by how positive the atmosphere was. I was also thinking about Aunt Sue, as the race was run on her birthday (November 5th). I thought about how much she would’ve loved being there considering she grew up and lived her whole life in New York, was the first female scholarship athlete from White Plains High School, a WPHS Hall of Fame athlete and basketball coach, and had recently retired from being a dedicated physical education teacher. Following the race, it was hard to imagine a better way to make a difference and celebrate her life than to raise money for ovarian cancer through running the marathon.
To donate to William, please visit Team Tell Every Amazing Lady®’s 2024 TCS New York City Marathon fundraising page. To apply for a future marathon, or to learn more, please visit Team Tell Every Amazing Lady®’s marathon page today.
