Gurnee Dentist: 62-Year-Old Gurnee Dentist Running His First Marathon in Memory of His Wife to Raise Money for Cancer Research
Dr Shapira and his wife Elise were together for over 40 years when she succumbed to cancer after battling breast and ovarian cancer for over 20 years. Shortly before Elise's death her son Billy ran the Marathon in her honor. In December Dr Shapira decided to honor his wifes memory by raising money for cancer research by running the marathon.
Dr Shapira was not a runner and his first run was less than 100 yards when he had an enormous problem, how to get home. Two weeks after starting to train for the marathon he had surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee. Undeterred ...







