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Always chase your dreams. Entering the final stages of my dissertation proposal.

Great week to exercise...beach season!

Keeping in shape exercise is the key to good health!😎

Always show appreciation to those who give with kindness of heart.

Will never forget that day. The terror we all experienced by being on lock down. As a community we came together, we saw our heroes rise up, our surgeons and hospital personnel prepare for the trauma. We are BostonStrong, and I am so proud to call myself a Bostonian🙏

Exactly 11 years ago today - the bombing at the Boston Marathon occurred on 4/15/13. Thank goodness for people like former Patriot Joe Andruzzi who didn’t hesitate to help out anyone in need during the chaos 💙💛

Adorable...fundraiser??❤

This guy is single and for sale. Any takers?

Exercise best thing you can do for the body, soul and mind🤸‍♀️🏊‍♀️🚴‍♀️

To be our best in mind, body and spirit my recommendation is daily vigorous exercise 🚴‍♀️🏊‍♂️🤸

share this in honor of my friends that are running the Boston Marathon this weekend. This reminds us of the doors that were opened for others as we raised the spirit of this sport. Never forget the commitment, long hours of training, rallies for fundraisers; all the runners need to be commended. Best of luck on Patriots Day!

In celebration of today's Boston Marathon, we're sharing the dramatic story of the first woman to officially run in the world's oldest annual marathon. Kathrine Switzer’s experience is a revealing illustration of the barriers that trailblazing women athletes had to overcome and of how far girls and women in sports have come in only a few decades. Switzer was a 20-year-old college student at Syracuse University in 1967 when she registered for the race using her initials, K.V. Switzer. Not realizing that she was a woman, who were barred from participating in the Boston Marathon for over 70 years, race officials issued her an entry number.

During the race, marathon official Jock Semple attempted to physically remove Switzer from the marathon after discovering she was female. Other runners, including Switzer’s boyfriend Tom Miller, blocked Semple and she was able to complete the marathon. Photographs of the incident and the story of Switzer’s participation in the marathon made global headlines. Switzer's record-setting run as the Boston Marathon’s first registered female runner came one year after the historic run of Bobbi Gibb, who disguised herself and snuck in to run the marathon in 1966.

After the marathon, Switzer became deeply engaged in efforts to increase girls’ and women’s access to sports and she and other women runners finally convinced the Boston Athletic Association to drop their discriminatory policies and allow women to participate in 1972. Today, nearly half of Boston Marathon entrants are female. Switzer also helped lead the drive for the inclusion of a women’s marathon in the Olympic Games -- a victory which was achieved at long last with the first women's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

As for the individuals captured in this dramatic moment, Semple later publicly apologized to Switzer and the two reconciled. After the rule was changed to allow women in the marathon, he became a staunch supporter of women racers. Looking back at what she called the “great shoving incident," Switzer reflected, "these moments change your life and change the sport. Everybody’s belief in their own capability changed in that one moment, and a negative incident turned into one of the most positive.”

To share this inspiring story with children, there's a fantastic picture book "Her Fearless Run: Kathrine Switzer's Historic Boston Marathon" for ages 6 to 10 at https://www.amightygirl.com/her-fearless-run

For adults who would like to read more about Kathrine Switzer's inspiring story, we recommend her autobiography, "Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports," at https://www.amightygirl.com/marathon-woman

Girls and women fought for decades for access to sports programs and won a huge victory in 1972 with the passage of Title IX which prohibited s*x discrimination in school sports or other educations programs receiving federal support. To introduce kids to this landmark civil rights legislation and the fierce fight necessary to win this victory for girls and women, we recommend the new picture book "An Equal Shot: How the Law Title IX Changed America" for ages 4 to 8 (https://www.amightygirl.com/an-equal-shot) and "Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX" for ages 9 and up (https://www.amightygirl.com/let-me-play)

For an excellent picture book about women breaking athletic records throughout history, we also recommend "Girls With Guts!" for ages 6 to 9 at https://www.amightygirl.com/girls-with-guts

And, for a fantastic t-shirt that speaks to the fact that strength has nothing to do with gender, check out the “I'm not strong for a girl. I'm just strong.” t-shirt for both kids and adults at https://www.amightygirl.com/strong-t-shirt

Photo Credit: Harry Trask, Boston Herald via Kathrine Switzer

Great time with the Lourdes Center team waiting for the eclipse...amazing experience!!

The final revision of chapters to my proposal prior to start of study due in the next couple of weeks. Next step is to go before IRB🥹

My new thing...will do 5 miles tonight🚴‍♀️ have a nice weekend everybody!

Some men like chunky women who make them banana bread; I prefer to exercise and take care of myself. Girls just keep your money safe!

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group Meeting tomorrow
Callahan Center/Council
535 Union
Framingham, MA. 01702
508-532-5980
Time:11am
This support group is geared toward individuals living apart from loved ones who are currently in long-term care or assisted living dementia care. No need to sign up in advance for this drop-in group. Please contact Lisa at 508-532-5980 ext. 4108 for more information.

Group Leader: Claire Henry, M.Ed., Ph.D. (c), CDP

5 mile Bike ride in the gym the best yay!

5 mile bike ride in gym best thing yay!

Just read in a Case Management article you can change cauliflower into pizza not sure I want to eat this...would prefer the pepperoni and mazzarelli😁

So glad to get back to my exercise...we all need to take the time to take care of ourselves!🤩

Thank you to all those who supported this year's Compassion Amid the Confusion conference. We are so grateful for your participation, with many of our speakers coming from Harvard and Tufts University School of Medicine; making this day a true day of learning.