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My name is Nicole Lyonnais, I’m 40, married, & a full-time working mom of a 7 and five-year-old. I played sports growing up but never loved to run as that the coaches made us do to torture us, so I thought. After college, I ran sporadically. After the birth of my son, I was dark and depressed. A year later, in January of 2010, I needed to do something to feel better. I chose a goal to run a half marathon that April. I bought sneakers & started to run consistently. I ran the half, then a full that November. I didn’t run much after that until 2014 when I began running just to run, to make my head. No music, just me and the sounds of my footsteps. I ran 1000 miles in 2016, each mile outside-not one on a treadmill. Through the heat, the snow and the rain…I ran. I have become a better person through running, not perfect but better. While all of this was going on, my Uncle Yves was suffering. This man who was my ‘crazy’ Uncle, not the craziest but he was crazy, energetic and I just loved him. He worked 22 years in a manufacturing plant in CT where he was exposed to chemicals that he was unaware of. The company was relocating in 1995. Instead of moving, he decided to become a Certified Nurse’s Aide, then a Licensed Practical Nurse specializing in Geriatrics. He loved working with the elderly; they probably laughed at his jokesJ. In 2004, he was so sick. He was vomiting so terribly & was taken to the emergency room. He was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. My Uncle? He didn’t drink, maybe a cocktail at a wedding! The insurance company for the plant made him go to 8 doctors; all provided the same diagnosis of NASH cirrhosis (Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis disease). His liver would not regenerate, and he would need to receive one from a cadaver. He was living a relatively healthy life while waiting until he developed breathing problems, confusion, and stamina problems. In 2009, he had to stop working as a nurse, something he loved dearly. He waited, waited patiently for a liver. In January of 2014, they found a cancerous tumor on his liver. This moves him up on the transplant list rather quickly. Yale New Haven recommended him to NYU in June of 2014. He was so sick; my strong, funny Uncle was now so pale, weak and he couldn’t even sit for a family visit for more than 20 minutes. Seeing him like this just broke my heart every time I saw him. Finally a new liver! He was sent home still weak, on 16 pills a day, twice a day & 9 additional pills, once a day for six months. He had 21 vials of blood work weekly and saw a doctor every two weeks. Now two years after his transplant, he takes three pills a day, twice a day. He sees the doctor every three months. He has been admitted three times to the hospital with complications from complications, BUT he is so much healthier than he had been in the ten years previous to the transplant. Because of the transplant, he walked my little cousin down the aisle in October of 2015. Yesterday, she had a baby girl, and my Uncle was there to hold her. As my Aunt Chris says, LIFE IS GOOD! I am going to run the 2016 NYC marathon for the Chris Klug Foundation to help raise awareness for tissue and organ donation. I was wrong, running is not torture. It provides more life in so many ways. I am lucky to be able to run for my Uncle and my little cousin; that story is for another time.

http://kennylovesyou.com/   Kenneth A. Graham, Jr. was born on September 10, 1989, in Valdosta, Georgia. Raised in Cincinnati, Ohio in the inner city neighborhoods of Avondale and Mt. Airy. From a young age, he was born to a single teenage mother at the age of 15 years old with a strict Christian upbringing. Kenneth dealt with a wide range of obstacles during his youth from being misdiagnosed with autism, growing up in a low-income environment, which is one of his greatest motivators which he uses to push himself to live a life of purpose and meaning. He is currently residing in Dayton, Ohio.    He is a graduate of Wright State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Applied Behavioral Science. He is also a renown motivational speaker, educator, community activist, and minister. He speaks to various urban schools, colleges, and universities, as well as organizations and ministries across the country, reminding them to pursue and fulfill their God-given purpose and potential. He has also done work with the City of Dayton Community Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence, various mentoring programs, and is currently partnered with the Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools and aspires to join the CDF Freedom School Board. His message derives from the Gospel and truths of Jesus Christ. He is the author of his latest book Discovering and Activating Your Inside Potential, which has made appearances on WWSU 106.9, which is sponsored by Wright State University, Authors Talk About It Podcast, One Church Media Ministry, as well as DATV (Dayton Access Television). He is currently involved with Toastmasters International, The Neighborhood Leadership Institute in Dayton, Ohio, The Miami Valley Organizing Collaborative where he focuses primarily on the state of education.   He is currently self-employed, running his speaking/consulting company called _Kenneth Graham & Associates LLC. _He is the author of the book, "Discovering and Activating Your Inside Potential." The purpose of this book is to help every individual who reads this book find their purpose or refines their goal. He is currently working on his sophomore project called _Get Your Life, _which will be released in early 2017. http://kennylovesyou.com/  

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