Gurnee Dentist: 62-Year-Old Gurnee Dentist Running His First Marathon in Memory of His Wife to Raise Money for Cancer Research

    GURNEE, IL, October 06, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr Shapira and his wife Elise were together for over 40 years when she succumbed to cancer after battling breast and ovarian cancer for over 20 years. Shortly before Elise's death her son Billy ran the Marathon in her honor. In December Dr Shapira decided to honor his wifes memory by raising money for cancer research by running the marathon.

Dr Shapira was not a runner and his first run was less than 100 yards when he had an enormous problem, how to get home. Two weeks after starting to train for the marathon he had surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee. Undeterred he began training again one week later and in September ran a 20 mile training run. He trained with CARA, The Chicago Area Running Association.

This Sunday, October 7th he is running the Marathon with the American Cancer Society. He is also giving an inspirational talk during the Friday pre-race dinner they sponsor.

Please help raise money for Cancer Research! Dr Shapira's link at the ACS is:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/DetermiNation/DNFY11IL?px=27764827&pg=personal&fr_id=42914

Dr Shapira is a principal of Delany Dental Care and is well known for his War on Oral Cancer as well as his treatment of Sleep Apnea and Snoring with comfortable oral appliances as an alternative to CPAP.

For a Free Oral Cancer Exam call 847-623-5530. Protect your health. Dr Shapira utilizes the advanced technology of Velscope to help detect cancer before it would normally be visible to the eye.

He is considered a national expert and dentists from around the United States come to Gurnee to take his course. His most recent course was in September.

Dr Shapira is also well known for the treatment of TMJ disorders and the utilization of neuromuscular dentistry to treat chronic pain, headaches and migraines. Learn more about TMJ disorders andheadache at: http://www.delanydentalcare.com/neuromuscular.html

Dr Ira L Shapira is an author and section editor of Sleep and Health Journal, President of I HATE CPAP LLC, President Dato-TECH, and has a Dental Practice with his partner Dr Mark Amidei. He has recently formed Chicagoland Dental Sleep Medicine Associates. He is a Regent of ICCMO and its representative to the TMD Alliance, He was a founding and certified member of the Sleep Disorder Dental Society which became the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, A founding member of DOSA the Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, A Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management, a graduate of LVI. He is a former assistant professor at Rush Medical School's Sleep Service where he worked with Dr Rosalind Cartwright who is a founder of Sleep Medicine and Dental Sleep Medicine. Dr Shapira is a consultant to numerous sleep centers and teaches courses in Dental Sleep Medicine in his office to doctors from around the U.S. He is the Founder of I HATE CPAP LLC and http://www.ihatecpap.com. Dr Shapira also holds several patents on methods and devices for the prophylactic minimally invasive early removal of wisdom teeth and collection of bone marrow and stem cells. Dr Shapira is a licensed general dentist in Illinois and Wisconsin.

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