Cancer Survivors on the Running Track
Through the strength of their spirit, the three tried to fight the fatal disease. Running is part of their recovery and a spiritual way to provide meaning to their lives.
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Intan Khasanah, a cancer survivor, takes part in the 2019 Borobudur Marathon.
Intan Khasanah, 23; Ridwan, 23; and Anita Harti, 32, hit rock bottom when they found out they had cancer. Through the strength of their spirit, the three tried to fight the fatal disease. Running is part of their recovery and a spiritual way to provide meaning to their lives.
From more than 10,000 runners participating in the 2019 Borobudur Marathon held around Borobudur Temple in Magelang regency, Central Java, on Sunday (17/11/2019), three cancer survivors managed to reach the finish line. They were Intan, Ridwan and Anita. Intan and Ridwan survived Hodgkin lymphoma cancer, which attacks the lymph gland, while Anita survived breast cancer.