BOSTON — Cancer survivor Mary Shertenlieb wasn't about to let rain, wind or cold stop her.Shertenlieb crossed the Boston Marathon finish line at 12:18 a.m. Tuesday, about 13 hours after she started the race.The leukemia survivor was at mile 15 on Monday when she went to a medical tent, shivering, with purple lips, thinking she had hypothermia.She called her husband, Rich, and he suggested she come home, take a hot shower, put on dry clothes, then restart the run.The couple later went back to the spot she stopped and finished together, holding hands.
Determined Cancer Survivor Completes Boston Marathon
By Associated Press, Boston Herald
Mon, 04/16/2018 - 9:00pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Massachusetts Suffolk County Boston
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