2024 United Airlines NYC Half

Hi everyone!

My name is Sarah Carey and I am running the NYC Half for the Race to Cure Sarcoma (RTCS) on behalf of Tasha Nathan in celebration of her love of life and admiration of her perseverance through a Sarcoma diagnosis. Through my training and fundraising, I hope to raise awareness and much needed funding for research, education and advocacy of Sarcoma and those who are affected by it.

Tasha and I both worked at Education First, an international education + student travel company, for a number of years before officially working together. We joined a small but mighty team in the Fall of 2018 developing an emerging exchange program for Gap Year students. Tasha thoughtfully navigated numerous challenges and student needs with compassion and the utmost care. Her capacity to support and nurture individuals professionally, transcends in her personal community from Boston and beyond. I am grateful to be one of many people with Tasha in my corner.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Sarcoma, Sarcoma accounts for 1% of adult cancers diagnosed in the US and 15-20% of childhood cancers.  In this year alone, an estimated 17,100 people will be diagnosed with Sarcoma. There are 2 main types of sarcoma: soft tissue + bone. Soft tissue sarcoma develops in the soft tissue of the body, usually muscles or blood vessels, + bone sarcoma forms in the bones which means the cancer can occur anywhere in the body. There are over 70 different subtypes of sarcoma within the two main types, + they all differ in terms of their origin, clinical behavior, age of occurrence, aggressiveness, the way they spread, genetic alterations, + response to certain therapies. Hence the urgent need for more research.

Sometimes sarcoma is curable by surgery, or by surgery + chemo/radiation and sometimes, surgery isn’t an option, where due to location + tumor size a surgery could be more harmful than helpful. 

About half the time Sarcoma is totally resistant to all of these approaches.

As cancer diagnoses rise in younger people, it is more important than ever to better understand the causes and treatment needs of those affected by this disease. Broader awareness will not only ensure potential prevention but accurate diagnoses and immediate treatment. 

I am honored to run for the Race to Cure Sarcoma and appreciate any donation or share of this page.