A few months after delivering a baby girl in 2019, Sarah Bokovitz signed up to run a half-marathon. But 3 days before the race, she got a shocking call that put her life in limbo.
AKRON, Ohio — A few months after delivering a baby girl named Clare in 2019, Sarah Bokovitz decided to get back into running and signed up to run 13.1 miles as part of the FirstEnergy Marathon, Half Marathon and Team relay event in Akron.But three days before the annual event that attracts thousands of runners, Bokovitz got a shocking call that dashed her goal of lining up on the starting line and put her life in a terrifying limbo.
"The cancer was already far enough along that it was in my lymph nodes, many of the lymph nodes in my arm as well as my chest wall," she said. Davis ran the entire race carrying a stick with a picture of Bokovitz on top of it. Other friends had gathered along the course to show support. "His middle name is Matthew, so miracle. The fact that he's here, it just leaves me speechless. Someone was looking out for me," she said.
"Everybody that I know asks me at least once a month, 'Hey, how is Sarah doing?' Even if they never met her, she empowered so many people," Alexander said.