Mission Moment - Leukemia Survivor Story

A personal message from Amanda Goble:

This email was forwarded along to me by one of your Nike teammates about an experience that she had when she was in San Francisco:

I have a brief story to tell you about Saturday before race day. As you know I do this race primarily in my brother's memory. He practiced medicine in SF for many years before becoming ill. His first office was right on the corner of Powell and Post Streets where Saks Fifth Avenue now sits and the starting line is located. I spent my off race hours with his children and wife. On Saturday we were in a restaurant for brunch, no where near Nike Town or the downtown area of the city but up near where my West Coast family lives. I happened to be wearing my Team in Training Shirt, long sleeve white one with a very small logo on it. A woman came over to me and knelt down next to me and thanked me for doing the race. Her daughter was diagnosed with leukemia at age two. The poor little thing lost all of her hair and was very ill from the treatments. However, that little girl is now 9 years old and a very bright 4th grade student. The Mom, who is from SF, did the race herself last year and just wanted me to know how thankful she is for all of the folks who give there time and energy to raise funds to help fight these blood cancers. She asked that I relay her thankfulness to everyone in Team in Training. I don't know her name but she certainly knows Team in Training.

Please don't ever forget the profound impact that you all are having on the lives of the patients and families who are affected by these diseases. You are doing the most amazing of things but giving so much of yourself to such an important cause. Thank you for all of your efforts!