Running Against the Odds

About this episode

Catherine Rodgers shares her journey of running the NYC Marathon while battling Crohn's disease, inspired by her patients.

Diagnosed with severe and debilitating Crohn’s disease, Catherine Rodgers, a child life specialist at Kravis Children’s Hospital, drew inspiration from her patients—and entered the NYC Marathon to support them. Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eligible to enroll in a clinical trial with the Mount Sinai Health System. Check out more episodes of Road to Resilience —as well as guest pictures, transcripts, and more— on the Mount Sinai website. Road to Resil...

People in this episode

Guest: Catherine Rodgers

Topics covered

• Crohn's disease
• marathon running
• child life specialist
• patient inspiration
• health challenges

Keywords

• Crohn's disease
• NYC Marathon
• Catherine Rodgers
• child life specialist
• health resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kravis Children’s Hospital, Mount Sinai Health System

Places: NYC Marathon

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