Brooke Ortmann and Brady Gervais: Sisters run to kick cancer's butt

Fifteen years after their dad passed away from multiple myeloma, Brooke Ortmann and Brady Gervais will toe the line of the Chicago Marathon in his memory.

Their dad, Gene Averill, was 45 when he was diagnosed with this terrible disease. He died within a year and half, despite chemo treatment, radiation and a stem cell transplant.

He never got to see Brooke and Brady in action on the basketball court, wave to them from the stands at their high school graduation, or walk them down the aisle when they got married. He'll never get to hold future grandchildren or grow old with his wife, Becky.

Brooke and Brady will run the Chicago Marathon for Gene. For the time he didn't get to have. For his sisters and in-laws and nieces and nephews and friends who miss him. For the thousands of children who have lost a mom or dad because of multiple myeloma. For those who have suffered and survived. And for those who won't.