Everybody deserves a pair of wings
After months of planning everything to the finest detail, on May 6th, 01:00pm, the race starts. Not only in the city I live in but in thirty-seven other cities at exactly the same time. The time zones make for the different atmosphere in all of them. The moon over their heads, freezing cold temperatures, the sun so bright they get sunburnt or the rain that doesn’t let them open their eyes - they are still standing on the start and smiling because of the pride they feel. Knowing that they are helping someone in need wakes up that warm feeling around their hearts. “Wings for Life is an international not-for-profit spinal cord research foundation.” Until my participation for the first time three years ago, as a 15-year-old I didn’t even know what the spinal cord was. This race raised my awareness of how many people actually suffer from diseases affecting it. I couldn’t help but notice the feeling of empathy I felt for them. My will for helping them just keeps growing as