My Fundraising Page
As a freshman at BC, I ran the Boston Marathon route with a group of students one week prior to the race to fundraise for the Campus School at Boston College. BC has a history of "bandit marathoners" - students who hopped in at the Hopkinton start line and ran the marathon as "bandits" (without bibs). After the tragedy in 2013, bandit marathoners were banned, but that did not stop our group.
This year, I am excited to *officially* run the Boston Marathon to fundraise for the The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 10 years after running the route.
Over my past 5 years at the Brigham, I have had the privilege of working with the surgeons in Trauma & Burn, and the surgeons in Plastic & Reconstructive surgery who cared for these patients in 2013. I also get to work directly with the surgeons, PAs, and other providers who are currently working tirelessly to advance the care of traumatic injuries. Almost every day, I see firsthand the beneficial impact that Stepping Strong has on our patients lives. Your donation helps support these incredible providers and this wonderful center.
- Trauma is the number one cause of death for people 44 or younger, ahead of cancer and heart disease.
- Traumatic injuries comprise 40% of visits to emergency departments.
- More than $2 trillion per year is spent on decreased productivity, work loss, and medical costs due to traumatic injuries.
- Despite the significant burden of trauma, less than 2% of federal funding is allocated toward trauma research, inhibiting our ability to understand how to prevent, treat, and improve recovery from traumatic injury.
Brigham and Women's Hospital is a proud partner of the Bank of America Boston Marathon Official Charity Program.
