From Spinal Cord Surgery to Starting Line:
My Journey Back to Movement

Over the last year, running has become one of the most important pillars in my life. It’s so much more than exercise, it has become a tangible symbol of hope, resilience, and strength. Every mile, every 5K, every half marathon has prepared me for what's next: a Marathon. Not just any marathon, but the New York City Marathon. The race through the city that never sleeps, where millions gather to celebrate perseverance, community, and dreams that once felt impossible. For most r

My story of how I was temporarily paralyzed overnight.

Words can’t really express the roller coaster of emotions I felt leading up to race day. No one in my family had ever run this many miles before, and I was doing it a year and a half after I had to relearn how to walk. My parents described me as tenacious, and for the first time, I got a peek of what they had always seen in me. This race healed something inside of me. For the first time in a long time, I felt like I was back in the driver’s seat of my own life. I knew this ra