Bloating
Persistent abdominal swelling or pressure.
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The reason
This time,
it’s personal.
Margarita was my sister, a devoted wife, a proud mother and grandmother, a professor, a lawyer—and the kind of person whose strength filled a room.
She graduated from the University of Central Florida in 1990 and earned her law degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1994. She later spent many years teaching in UCF’s Legal Studies Department, where generations of students knew her as “Dr. K.” She challenged, encouraged and helped shape many future lawyers.
Margarita and her husband, Rob, shared 28 years of marriage. She was endlessly proud of their three daughters—Catya, Tabby and Elyssa—and absolutely adored her grandson, James.
And if anything could compete with the love she had for Rob, her daughters and James, it was the animals on her farm. They were part of her family, too, and a perfect reflection of the enormous heart she shared with everyone around her.
Ovarian cancer took her from us in 2026. Running cannot change that. But it can keep her name moving forward, help another family feel less alone and fund the education and support that too many people discover only after a diagnosis.
Boston 2027 will be more than a marathon. It will be 26.2 miles of remembrance, gratitude and stubborn hope.
— Juan