RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Raleigh woman is celebrating a huge accomplishment – completing the New York Marathon. If that weren’t incredible enough, she did it while living with a rare genetic condition that also affects her son.
Holly Griffin recently crossed the finish line of the New York Marathon. She didn’t just run for herself but to support the Children’s Tumor Foundation which funds research to find treatments or cures for neurofibromatosis. The group of genetic disorders, also known as NF, causes tumors to grow on nerves.
Griffin says her tumors can sometimes cause pain, but they haven’t stopped her from running. Her 13-year-old son Hayes, who also has NF, hasn’t let it slow him down either.
“The way NF affects Hayes is different right now than how it affects me,” Holly Griffin explained.
The disorder caused a bone in Hayes’ leg to bow, requiring about a dozen surgeries.
“He had trouble …