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Hundreds run in Arthritis Foundation's 3rd Jingle Bell 5k
Photo credit: Ursula Moore
The McHughs tied up their shoelaces Saturday morning for arthritis awareness.
Since they know firsthand the effects of the disease, they couldn’t imagine being anywhere else other than the Arthritis Foundation’s third Jingle Bell 5k Run/Walk at Hofstra University.
At age 19, Margaret McHugh, now 31, of Manhattan, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. It caused her joints to swell...