Death Archives - Mari Ruddy

Preparing for My Death, Learning to Receive Love

July 19, 2026 by Mari Ruddy

What I thought would be my final project is becoming a lesson in love. We all know we are going to die one day. That is after all part of the human condition. We are born, we live our lives, and eventually we die. At least our human body dies. I for one believe that … Read more

From half marathon to the death dance

July 12, 2026July 11, 2026 by Mari Ruddy

After learning my breast cancer had become metastatic, I made one of the hardest—and clearest—decisions of my life.

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I’m Mari and I’m an amateur endurance athlete who has had type 1 diabetes for more than 45 years. I’ve survived breast cancer twice and am navigating a third breast cancer recurrance. I am not a medical professional nor am I giving medical advice.

I’ve worked closely with athletic coaches, diabetes experts, cancer experts, and many sports nutrition experts. Plus I have hundreds of friends who are athletes first and people who live with diabetes, cancer or other major health challenges, second.

Along the way, I’ve picked up a few hot tips that I share for inspiration in figuring out the athletic and wellness puzzle. I live in Saint Paul, Minnesota with my two bikes, my many pairs of running shoes, my swim goggles, my love of cooking healthy food every week and my very athletic rescue dog Sam!