with her. and, i mean…i knew she wanted us to walk across that finish line. the 3-day had been part of her life for so long and that was so important to her.” at this point, anna and i are both choking back tears. “and so we came back after lunch and we crossed the finish line for her.
“and then we went home. i sat with her for a while and she seemed okay, so i was going to get in the shower. but then my dad said you better come back upstairs. so i put my dirty clothes back on. we sat around her bed. her breathing was getting 