after sandy's first chemo treatment, sheep and her boyfriend steve -- she and her boyfriend steven kerns walked to boylston street stopping for what would be a new beginning at the finish line. must marathon. i said some day we'll run the marathon. proposed to me. >> reporter: he had the ring and everything? >> he had the ring. >> reporter: waiting to share the victory, her daughter and his daughter holding the line. >> reporter: was it important your daughter? >> absolutely. throw us curveballs. situation. >> reporter: running didn't change sandy's diagnosis, the treatment, or the upcoming year of medication, but it gave her a way to thank dana farber and gave her strength. >> my own sense of pride, my own sense of knowing that i was really, you know, kicking this down, you know? >> reporter: sandy's hoping to keep kicking it straight through the winter training season. for her ultimate running goal, she has already put in her police station run the full boston marathon in april with team dana farber. >> something tells me that team dana farber will want her on their team. >> you ran fo

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