USA RUNNER: Until Then, You'll Find Me Running

by Kathryn O'bryan Strong

Overview

I thought about the times when I didn't know if I would live, and about the times I didn't know if I wanted to live... These musings drifted through my mind as I held Steven close, being careful not to hug too tightly for fear of somehow disrupting the metal rods that held his frail upper body together. I knew our thoughts were similar- that sometimes leaving this world seems so much easier than living through the pain. I wanted to somehow will this once strong and powerful young Marine toward life. He knew me as a friend and as the USA Runner, and he respected what I had done to earn that title. I hoped my words would carry weight, as I whispered in his ear, "Steven, please try to hang on. Nash needs you. Your mom needs you. Please Steven, try to make it."

This is a story about hope. It is a story of survival. More than that-it is a story about the broken and the caring. For one, without the other, will not last.

Katie Strong, USA Runner

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798894099279
Publisher:	Kathryn Gail O'Bryan Strong
Publication date:	05/09/2024
Pages:	444
Sales rank:	323,096
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

This is a true story. The descriptions of events and characters are real. Some dates, times, and locations are approximate. Most names are accurate, with very few of them changed. This memoir reflects the recollection of an arduous journey, with quotes, dialogue, slang, and descriptions that are based on those recollections. Information concerning the military is based on interviews with military families and military veterans, as well as from experience and military records and reports. Nothing has been fabricated, contrived, or dramatized.