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A 52-year-old woman from Wayne is running the TCS New York City Marathon after overcoming a rare neuromuscular disease.

Kelley DeVincentis was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis at 16 years old, causing muscle weakness throughout her body.

She is now in complete remission and was selected to run with Team Inspire, a group of 26 runners with motivating backgrounds.

WAYNE — There was a time when Kelley DeVincentis just wanted to smile.

It was not that she was unhappy — her dilemma was much more complicated than any 16-year-old high school student should ever have to face.

There were warnings for months that something was terribly wrong: Her knees buckled mid-stride on the soccer field. Her legs gave way on a ski slope. She suddenly began to lag behind her competition

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