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Beatriz Fritschler, an Afro-Latina wellness entrepreneur and long-time supporter of TAAF, found healing and purpose through running after surviving a ruptured brain aneurysm in 2018. She began running at 45, eventually completing multiple NYC Half Marathons and launching a wellness platform to empower women. Bea once led a TAAF campaign entitled Move with Bea, and a portion of proceeds from her memoir, Embody Joy, benefits the foundation.

Read Zameena Mejia's full REMEZCLA article, How Running Gave This Afro-Latina a Second Chance After a Brain Aneurysm, featuring survivor friend, founder of Executive Losers, and long-time TAAF supporter, Beatriz Fritschler.