Woman on the Run

Grief broke her. Running rebuilt her.

When her son David died of cancer at just ten years old, SusanCarpenito was consumed by grief and debilitating guilt.

She hadn't just lost a child; she'd lost her sense of control, her identity, and her will to live.

As Susan sank into a deep depression, she found solace in food and alcohol. But those crutches brought an additional burden: the knowledge that her son, whose motto was "embrace life," would be devastated by her decline.

After years of avoidi...