Exclusive | Girl, 4, couldn't walk or speak after getting rhabdomyolysis, which killed NYC Marathon runner, from common cold

New York Post · Anthony Blair · 2026-11-06 11:00 UTC

“She had no heartbeat for 18 minutes,” the dad recalled.

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A New Jersey tot was left unable to walk and speak after developing rhabdomyolysis from the common cold, according to her father, who’s trying to raise more awareness of the rare disorder that killed a New York City Marathon runner this week.

Ali Modica was just 4 when an apparent mild sickness resulted in heart and kidney failure, leading to a brain injury that left her requiring full-time care and intensive physical and occupational therapy.

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