It is with profound sadness and extreme disappointment that I write to you about my necessary withdrawal from the Boston Marathon. During the 20-mile run last week, I experienced an injury that will prevent me from running on April 20th. After multiple doctor's visits, it has been confirmed that I have a stress fracture in my left shin area.
As many of you know, I have been training for the past five months for this race. The Boston Marathon has been practically the only topic I could talk about as it was constantly on my mind. For those of you that were subjected to this, thank you for listening! I especially want to thank my husband Kishore who bore the brunt of my training and who has been a huge pillar of strength and support during this endeavor.
I am proud of my commitment and dedication to completing this race. I did finish the 20-mile training run that day and am proud to know that I would have been able to complete the marathon had I been able to run.
Most of all, I am so touched with all of your support. From the words of encouragement to the sharing of stories of loved ones, I feel so fortunate to be surrounded by such amazingly generous and compassionate people.
Thank you all for you very generous donations. Even though I will not be running the marathon, your donation will go a long way in finding a cure for cancer. 100% of your donation has already been received by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and will be put to good use. If you have any questions, please let me know.
As you can imagine, this past week has been a very difficult one for me. But it is knowing that I have had your support throughout this training period that will enable me to one day complete this life-long goal of mine.
With best wishes and many, many thanks,
Sucharita
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