The Power of Showing Up
A Loss That Sparked Purpose
In 2004, Casie Shimanski’s younger sister Kellie died at just 18 years old.
Kellie wasn’t diagnosed with cancer. But the similarities haunted Casie—the symptoms that mimicked what friends and cancer patients would later describe, the multiple organ system failure that doctors could never pinpoint to a single cause.
The loss could have ended there. But for Casie and her sister, Kellie’s death became a catalyst for action.
“My youngest sister is a marathon runner as well, so she also does a lot of fundraising for a variety of organizations, both of us working in…
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