The husband of decorated American long-distance runner Gabriele Grunewald announced on Instagram Tuesday evening that his wife had passed away at age 32, ending her long-fought battle with cancer since she was first diagnosed a decade ago. @gigrunewald,” Justin Grunewald wrote in an emotional post alongside a picture of him and his wife running together. The 32-year-old athlete known as “Gabe” was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer of the salivary glands, in 2009. She was the U.S. indoor champion in the 3,000 in 2014, and continued to run despite the cancer spreading to her thyroid and liver in 2017. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP“She wants you to stay brave and keep all the hope in the world.

Source: Fox News June 12, 2019 08:23 UTC