Tom Kite was diagnosed this year with amyotrophiclateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Lisa de Lusignan crossed the finish line in the Royal Victoria Marathon half-marathon race Sunday and immediately rushed to her husband’s wheelchair and bent down and buried her head in his chest.
It provided a special bond between the Cobble Hill couple over their 23 years together as de Lusignan completed 13 marathons and numerous races of other distances. Kite has always been there to encourage and support her. ALS is a terminal neurodegenerative wasting disease in which the ability to move, talk, eat and breathe are eventually all lost.De Lusignan said her husband was diagnosed in July.
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