Kerryn McCann Taken by Cancer

[dfmonti]

She died on Sunday night. You can read my obit here:

http://www.runnersweb.com/running/news_ ... cCaan.html

David Monti, Race Results Weekly

[Daisy]

Re: Kerryn McCann Taken by Cancer

So sad. All the best to her family.

[nevetsllim]

What terrible news I really warmed to her after a win at the Commonwealths in 2006 and one of the best marathons I've seen. My thoughts are with her family.

[eldrick]

i was upset when she sneaked past the kenyan gal to win in '06 ( she had no business winning at 38y ), but this news puts everything into perspective

[eldrick]

uggh

reading homepage article, she had to make the worst choice any woman has

she was pregnant & decided to delay radiotherapy by 18 weeks in order to have the baby ( otherwise she woud have to abort & start it straight away )

that 18 week delay may have cost her her life ( & doctors wouda told her that at the time ) as it couda stopped the cancer spreading to her liver ( which is 100% terminal ), so she had the terrible choice of :

her baby or her life

[AS]

Nice tribute from Melbourne distance (and track) community last night: http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/ath ... 27674.html

[AS]

And touching remembrance from one of our better sports journos:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/a-c ... 21749.html

[Jaack]

Very sad. Brave woman, adoring husband and a miracle child.

R.I.P