Joy Hughes is one of our teammates with Team in Training. She is friends with Lindsey Oswalt, one of the girls I wouldn't make it through law school without!! Oswalt told me months ago that Joy was doing Team in Training and that I needed to meet her but Steve and I just found her 2 weeks ago. We ran with her some during the 12 miler and she was definitely a blessing to me that day! Joy had an encouraging experience lately that she shared with the Team and I wanted to share with you all.
Here is Joy's story:
"A few weeks ago on a Sunday evening, I was just about to begin jogging at the boat launch near Palisades when a man approached me. He recognized the Team in Training jersey I was wearing, and asked about it. I let him know that I was participating in the Team in Training program, and then he told me that his daughter is Marganie Dumas, one of the two children that for whom are raising money; she is six years old and has leukemia. His actual words were, "My daughter...well, we get a lot of help from them." He motioned towards his shaved head and said, “We had to shave her head this weekend, and so she made me shave mine.” He proudly held up his TNT bracelet, choked up, let me know how much it meant to him to meet someone from the Team, and hugged me. Mr. Dumas’s spirit of appreciation was overwhelming. Seeing firsthand that our efforts mean the world to this family has given me so much motivation to keep pushing, and it is really humbling to see how much hope a little help from a team of runners can give. I'm glad I signed up."
-Joy Hughes
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