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Purple Tape

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5 mins before I was due to leave for the recent 21 mile charity run the watch band on my Garmin broke. After dragging my husband (who can usually fix anything) out of bed at 6am to look at it…

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We Run Together…

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On a recent Saturday long training run, I found myself alone testing out the last part of the marathon course and not running with the usual group of weekend road warriors known as the Genzyme Running Team. Although a little…

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My Bones Just Don’t Like Me…….

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I don’t have a disease, “my bones just don’t like me”….. In a recent meeting with my patient partner Natali, this is how she described her condition and is a testament to her sense of humor and the positive spirit…

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