A California man was just a day away from competing in the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon when he suffered a stroke, and now, he’s hoping to finish what he started when the race gets underway Sunday. Jason DePetris had flown into Chicago from Long Beach, California just before the race in 2019. He went to pick up his…
“At times it was hard to impress upon Jason that you dodged a bullet, that you had a near death event. His take was, ‘I’m in Chicago. I’m about to run the marathon and now I can’t run the marathon,” Dr. Jahromi said.
DePetris returned to California and underwent several more surgeries there to treat the aneurysm. After months of physical therapy, he’s now running again and plans to return to Chicago to finish what he started.chance that I was given. Not everybody who goes through this is given a 2When DePetris arrives here in Chicago on Friday afternoon, he wanted to go to Northwestern Memorial Hospital to thank the staff who saved his life, But Dr. Jahromi has a surprise for DePetris.
A charity runner fundraising for the Brain Injury Recovery Foundation, DePetris is eager to cross that finish line, even if it’s three years later than planned.