FORT MACLEOD, ALTA. Crystal Olive ran 42 kilometers from Fort Macleod to Claresholm Thursday as part of an event to raise awareness and funds for the A-T Children’s Project, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for a rare disease called ataxia telangiectasia. Crystal’s son Alex, who turned 11 in March, was diagnosed with A-T when he was around two years old. A-T is a progressive and degenerative disease that attacks children, affecting coordination, causing immune deficiencies and leading to high rates of cancer. The same disease led to the death of a second cousin, Randy Van Hierden in 2004, at the age of 20. Randy’s parents Conrad and Rhonda Van Hierden began organizing an annual walk for A-T research in 1998, and the family continues to work tirelessly to increase awareness and raise money for the cause.