Last month, Lara Ziobro ran the Boston Marathon with Tedy’s Team in honor of her 6-year-old daughter, Logan, who is a pediatric stroke survivor. When Logan was 2 years old, Lara and her husband, Topher, noticed that she was behind her peers on physical milestones. She was slow to talking, dragged her foot when walking,
In 2019, Jayme Kelly suffered a massive stroke. She was only 29 years old. Now, almost 6 years later, she will be running the Boston Marathon as a survivor with Tedy’s Team. “Boston on Monday will be my first marathon,” Jayme said. “I want to prove to myself, and the world, that even a stroke
Tedy’s Team rookie, Andrew Dinsky, will be running the 129th Boston Marathon®️ with Tedy’s Team, in memory of his father and heart hero, Phil Dinsky, who passed away suddenly from a heart attack in August of 2012. Growing up, Andrew saw his dad’s passion for running and the benefits that it provided to his overall
Rookie runners, Abby and Maggie Roberts of North Attleborough, will be running the 129th Boston Marathon®️ with Tedy’s Team in honor of their loved ones who have been affected by stroke and heart disease. In February of 2005, Abby and Maggie’s neighbor and close family friend, Tedy Bruschi, suffered a stroke. While they may not
Next month, Lynn resident and Tedy’s Team® rookie, Devin Curley, will be running the Boston Marathon® in honor of his grandfather, who is a stroke survivor. Devin grew up going into the city and watching the Boston Marathon with his grandmother and younger brother. One year when they were watching, Devin climbed up a fence
Alumni runner, Ben Youel, from Illinois, will be running the 128th Boston Marathon® with Tedy’s Team®, in memory of his little sister, Maggie, who passed away in 2015 from complications due to a 2012 stroke. On the morning of April 16th, 2012, Maggie, a college sophomore and tennis player, went out for a jog with
Next month, Tedy’s Team rookie, Kim Newby, will be running her first Boston Marathon® as a stroke survivor. In November of 2022, just three days before Thanksgiving, Kim suffered two ischemic strokes at the same time. While at home in the shower, she suddenly became dizzy and lost her balance to the point where she
On January 22, 2023, Alison Baker’s entire life changed in an instant, when her husband, Jason, died suddenly from a massive heart attack. While in Dallas, Texas for their 14-year-old daughter, Gina’s, cheerleading competition, Alison and Jason (Jay), went to a local sports bar to watch the Buffalo Bills playoff game with friends. During the
Today, my family and I are celebrating our son, Liam’s, 2nd birthday! And, in 3 days, I will be running the Boston Marathon in Liam’s honor as my stroke hero. In February of 2022, we took Liam to urgent care for what we now know to have been infantile spasms. We were sent away
I have lived in Kennebunk, Maine since 2005 with my husband and family that now consists of two daughters ages 19 and 14, one son aged five, two dogs, a cat and even a horse. We moved here from northern Vermont to live on the seacoast. I am a mother/wife, classroom teacher, yoga teacher and