George's Marathon: Beating Cancer, One Mile at a Time

0:00It's March 30th. Welcome to Dallas News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Nine-year-old George Morford from Fort Worth, Texas faced a rare leukemia diagnosis last year, but instead of slowing down, he turned treatment into a workout marathon. During his five-and-a-half-month hospital stay at Cook Children's Medical Center, he peddled laps on a roller bike, smashing the record for most miles. Logged by any patient over 100 miles total. Versus stopped counting after he hit that mark because he kept going from don tol dusk, even leaning on walls when he was weakest. His doctor, Holly Pesenta, said it took non-stop effort like that to rack up those distances and George just made it look easy as it got more fun each. Time. His mom Sarah, washed in amazement as he moved every single day, no matter how rough it got, inspiring the whole floor. She says she's blown away by his grit, wishing he could see himself through their eyes. Now, in remission, George is on a new mission helping other kids beat cancer.

1:04At the hospital's annual blast event, he led a team of over 130 people in a two-and-a-half mile walk, raising thousands of dollars nearly 14,000 last year alone, even while quarantined. He doesn't want anyone else suffering like he did, so he's throwing down the challenge there you to beat my record and keep pushing forward, no, quitting allowed.