EPISODE · Apr 8, 2026 · 52 MIN
Finish Line Moments: If You Start, You Finish - Sagirah Ahmed Norris' Keep Moving Forward Journey
from Finish Line Moments on KSVY · host KSVY Radio
She was told Multiple Sclerosis would likely take away her ability to walk. Instead, Sagirah Ahmed Norris ran all six World Marathon Majors.Diagnosed with Primary Progressive MS after experiencing alarming symptoms during the 2018 Chicago Marathon, Sagirah’s world changed overnight. Within a year she was facing mobility loss, using braces and preparing for life in a wheelchair. But a discovery about stem cell treatment (HSCT) set her on a different path - one that required courage, science, relentless physical therapy and a belief that movement was still possible.What followed became her “Keep Moving Forward” journey. Relearning how to walk, then how to run and eventually crossing finish lines in Boston, New York, London, Berlin, and Tokyo to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors.Along the way Sagirah proved something powerful:“If you start, you finish.”She may not be the fastest runner in the race, but she refuses to be the last to believe in what’s possible.In this energetic and deeply hopeful conversation, Sagirah shares the dark days after diagnosis, the fight to rebuild her body and why she now runs miles for people who cannot.
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She was told Multiple Sclerosis would likely take away her ability to walk. Instead, Sagirah Ahmed Norris ran all six World Marathon Majors.Diagnosed with Primary Progressive MS after experiencing alarming symptoms during the 2018 Chicago Marathon, Sagirah’s world changed overnight. Within a year she was facing mobility loss, using braces and preparing for life in a wheelchair. But a discovery about stem cell treatment (HSCT) set her on a different path - one that required courage, science, relentless physical therapy and a belief that movement was still possible.What followed became her “Keep Moving Forward” journey. Relearning how to walk, then how to run and eventually crossing finish lines in Boston, New York, London, Berlin, and Tokyo to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors.Along the way Sagirah proved something powerful:“If you start, you finish.”She may not be the fastest runner in the race, but she refuses to be the last to believe in what’s possible.In this energetic and deeply hopeful conversation, Sagirah shares the dark days after diagnosis, the fight to rebuild her body and why she now runs miles for people who cannot.
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