Robyn Michaud fulfilled a dream last March. Her father, Jerry Michaud, was able to cheer her on as she crossed the finish line of the world’s six most famous marathons. He died six months later.
Robyn Michaud, 53, is a single mother living in Woodstock, Ont., and a professor of indigenous studies at Conestoga College. Her marathon journey began in 2012, when she was diagnosed with syringomyelia, a condition where a fluid-filled cyst forms within the spinal cord.
Her specialist advised her to stay active to avoid surgery, so she set her sights on marathon running.
“The physicality will only get you so far, it makes you mentally tough,” Michaud told NTD News, The Epoch Times’ sister media….