Day 63: for Neary

I run so that girls like Neary will not have died in vain. I wish I had more to give for all they went through.

Neary's story:

Neary grew up in rural Cambodia.  Her parents died when she was a child, and in an effort to give her a better life, her sister married her off when she was 17.  Three months later, they went to visit a fishing village.  Her husband rented a room in what Neary throught was a guest house.  But when she woke the next morning, her husband was gone.  The owner of the house told her she had been sold by her husband for $300 and that she was actually in a brother.  For five years, Neary was raped by five to seven men every day.  In addition to brutal physical abuse, Neary was infected with HIV and contracted AIDS.  The brothel threw her out when she beame sick, and she eventually found her was to a local shelter.  She dies of HIV/AIDS at the age of 23.

source of Neary's story

3.2 miles for Neary
326.97 miles to date.

Ruby
Sandra
Berchewkan
Mani
Sophea
Janna
Syowai
Ka
Stephanie
Alex
Mai
Khamta
Adaze
Jayati
Boloztuya
Prettygirl
Theresa
Esperanza
Xuan
Geeta
Debbie
G.Q., N.H., and S.O.
Anuradha
Veronica
Martina
Shauna
Rosa
Jaycee
Charlotte Awino
Kikka Cerpa
Jana
Lannie
Samira
Mari
Sarah
Mao Mao
Keisha
Brittany
Gabriella
Akemi
Olga
Alissa
Karina
Maira
Amita
Josephine
Sabine
Mylee
Samantha
Kurshida
Colegiala
Bharti
Irina
Neary

Because He first loved me,
Stephanie