Beaver Falls, PA - Shannon Smith, a 2015 Geneva College graduate, plans to run in the 120th Boston Marathon to raise money for the research and treatment of brain disease.
Smith has a personal connection with this cause. In 2012, she was diagnosed with Moyamoya, a rare brain disease caused by blocked arteries. A four-year member of Geneva’s cross country team, Smith was forced to take eight months off for surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Following her recovery, Smith received an offer from the Credit Union Kids @ Heart Team to run the Boston Marathon on their behalf.
“I get to raise awareness and research money for this disease that I have. And I get to do it through one of my favorite activities, which is running,” Smith wrote on her fundraising Web page.
Smith is the first former patient to run with the Credit Union Kids @ Heart Team.
To read more about Smith’s story and for a link to her fundraising Web page, visit www.indianagazette.com/news/indiana-news/brain-surgery-patient-plans-to-run-marathon,23475797/?sf44060430=1.
Geneva College invites students to step forward with an academically excellent, Christ-centered and affordable education. Offering more than 40 majors, Adult Degree Programs with fully online and campus-based options, and high-demand advanced graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Geneva as a Top 10 Best Value with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the inerrancy of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in Reformed Christian faith, as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today’s world.
© Geneva College | All rights reserved
