I have always thought that I would never be able to run a marathon; the idea of it sounded way too impossible for me to do. I've never really been a runner, and at most, a mile used to be all I was willing to do.

However, in thinking about it, I've already done the impossible or something that had very low odds.

I survived childhood cancer.

When I was around 2 months old, I was taken to the doctor for a baby check up. It turns out they had discovered I had already had liver cancer. It was not a common type of cancer either, so anything could have happened.

I was lucky enough to survive; I now have to have occasional check-ins, and I have very bad hearing loss, but I am still able to live beyond that young age.

I always think about the emotional and financial toll that must have put my family through. My parents weren't married yet; I was the first child, and my mom was very young when this happened.

That continues beyond me, as each year in the US alone, nearly 15,000 children will be diagnosed with some form of cancer. That's so many families and children going through one of the hardest medical diagnoses at such a young age.

Which is why I am partnering with Endure to Cure to run as part of Team E2C. Endure to Care is a cancer foundation that focuses on financial and emotional support for families and children going through childhood cancer.

Their programs include the Small Miracles Program, which provides kids in cancer treatment and their families with gifts and experiences to boost their spirits. They also have a program to help the nearly 60% of families who need travel for treatment and cover uninsurable out-of-pocket expenses such as airfare, lodging, and food.

Your donations to help me fundraise will be more than to allow me to do what will probably be as many miles as I’ve run across an entire decade; they’ll go to helping give some positivity to children and families in an incredibly stressful, taxing, and awful situation.

I am training very hard for this; it is easily one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I want to prove to myself that nothing is impossible... again. Any time I think it’ll be impossible to do, I’ll remember that what I’m running for isn’t impossible and that I’ll be able to help children grow up to have the same realization that I had.

And yes, I am running in a 1. FC Köln jersey, lol.