Background:
In 2018, Kusum aka Vibha got partial paralysis due to a significant increase in the number and size of brain cancer tumours, also called mets being metastasized from the lungs. In Jan 2017, she got enrolled in a research medicine / clinical trial after a long fight for access to that research medicine in India….And then wonders happened, in September 2017, she was running the Delhi Pinkathon Marathon (a run only for females) to raise awareness about cancer, hope, cancer research, and clinical trials.

The wonder girl Kusum’s efforts did make an impact in raising awareness at the event as well as later being covered by the media.

Incomplete wish item:
One fine evening later that week, she suggested that we let her and me together run to continue to raise awareness and for our love :-). We chose the Delhi half marathon, a globally recognised choice of running events for every runner in India…But by that time, enrollment for the 2017 Delhi run was over.
By 2018, Kusum’s health had deteriorated, and she was not in a position to run. And in Feb 2019, cancer took her away….so this item for the run remained in her incomplete wish list bucket.

Finally done:
Since then, I have been trying to complete her incomplete wish list items one by one while managing the life after her. And this month, on October 15th, I am finally able to run and complete the Delhi half marathon with my personal best time while raising awareness about cancer, as Kusum wished for 🙂

This is for you Kusum aka Vibha…This is only for you….
Love forever
Vivek