A Texas mom has a lot to celebrate.
“When I first was diagnosed, I think what the scariest part for me was we went through all this effort to get pregnant,” Williams told ABC stationKVUE.
As she underwent treatment, Williams was up to something else as well: “training to run a marathon,” according to the treatment and research provider.
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In January, just five days after finishing chemo, she went into labor, according to KVUE.
“It was kind of almost like the two worlds coming together on my delivery day,” Williams told the outlet. “That really made my delivery just an amazing experience.”
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Then, two months later, the mom of two celebrated another massive accomplishment: earning a medal at the London Marathon.
“Mothers can do incredible things,” Texas Oncology wrote in a social media post in honor of Mother’s Day.
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“It was going to be my fourth marathon. So that was a motivation,” she toldKVUE, noting that she also raised over $6,000 for the American Institute for Cancer Research.
source: people.com
