"Last fall, John Tarantino was dealt a double blow.
In the span of two weeks, the 32-year-old town resident learned that his mother's breast cancer had returned and that his father had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Tarantino had already been accepted as part of a team raising money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, while running in Monday's 114th Boston Marathon. The news gave his mission a much deeper meaning.
'I think that it's definitely provided me motivation in terms of running the marathon,' said Tarantino, who works for Bank of America in New York City.
More than 550 runners from around the world are participating in the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge, working toward a goal of raising $4.4 million for the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
The money goes directly to scientists conducting research in adult oncology, biostatistical science, cancer biology and pediatric oncology"
In the span of two weeks, the 32-year-old town resident learned that his mother's breast cancer had returned and that his father had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Tarantino had already been accepted as part of a team raising money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, while running in Monday's 114th Boston Marathon. The news gave his mission a much deeper meaning.
'I think that it's definitely provided me motivation in terms of running the marathon,' said Tarantino, who works for Bank of America in New York City.
More than 550 runners from around the world are participating in the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge, working toward a goal of raising $4.4 million for the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
The money goes directly to scientists conducting research in adult oncology, biostatistical science, cancer biology and pediatric oncology"
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