Here's my story ...
I am proud to be running the Falmouth Road Race for the Allergy and Asthma Foundation of New England with my friend Pete DeMarco as our team captain!
Asthma and allergies touch many families, including mine. Symptoms can range from easily manageable to life-threateningly severe.
Unfortunately, there are serious inequities in who is most impacted by these conditions. The burden of asthma in the United States falls disproportionately on Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native people. These groups have the highest asthma rates, deaths and hospitalizations. Sources of this disparity include structural and environmental racism.
Many of the recent advancements in pharmaceutical treatments for asthma are prohibitively expensive for many families, including older adults on fixed incomes.
AAFA is dedicated to saving lives and reducing the burden of disease for people with asthma and allergies through support, advocacy, education, and research.
If you can, I hope you'll make a donation to support their work!
This will be my second time running the Falmouth Road race. My first time was exactly one month after I lost my partner Greg in 2021. I honestly have no idea how I did it. I will be running this year to acknowledge the difficult road I have been on since and celebrate climbing the many steep hills I have faced (including the one at the end of this race!). Every step of the way, I will remember Greg and, especially, his love of the ocean.
Description
How many of your family members and friends are affected by food allergies, environmental allergies, or have asthma? Very likely, more and more. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter helps people with such conditions live healthier, safer and more active lives through patient education, public awareness and continuing research. It's been our mission since 1979 -- and it's becoming more important than ever.
Please support our very FIRST Falmouth Road Race team to help our organization continue such important work!
https://asthmaandallergies.org/ -- New England Chapter
Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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Aug 21 | Me! | $109.85 |
Aug 20 | Diana Dorci | $55.35 |
Aug 20 | Bobbie & Kevin Walsh | $55.35 |
Aug 19 | Jane & Arthur O’Leary | Undisclosed amount |
Aug 19 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
Aug 19 | Gale Burdett | $28.10 |
Aug 19 | Anonymous | Undisclosed amount |
Aug 19 | Kaitlin Goodman | $25.00 |
Aug 19 | Jim R | $22.65 |
Aug 19 | Eric R | $28.10 |