The sisters take their brothers who survived leukemia through a triathlon: “We overcame a lot together.”

A Texas woman pushed and carried her siblings, a wheelchair user and childhood leukemia survivor. This is the result she described as the realization of her “lifelong dream” where she experiences racing with her older brother.

Erin Beckman competed in his 47th race over Memorial Day weekend, but this time he crossed the finish line with his brother Daniel Russell.

As KXAN-TV reported this week, with the help of two volunteers and several families, the brothers’ duo pushed forward a 3.1 mile ride on a 750-meter swimming and a 12.3-mile bike.

“Between the finish line with Daniel, close by me, was the biggest moment of my racing journey,” Beckman said. “We overcame a lot together, from his struggle with leukemia as a child, to the day I became his marrow donor.”

She admitted to competing in the event prior to the triathlon, carrying her body and caring for her siblings. However, Beckman expressed confidence in his ability to carry Russell during the race.

Russell, 40, suffers from severe physical and developmental disorders due to leukemia. He was only 18 months old when he was diagnosed with blood leukemia and had requested various forms of treatment, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

For Russell, the love he receives from his family and friends and the desire to be his nephew’s good uncle are some of the factors that keep him going, according to KXAN-TV.

Looking back on his triathlon experience, his brother said, “I might not have been running, but I especially felt like I was flying on a bike!” According to a report, his favorite part about reaching the finish line was “I feel the wind and speed.”

“The fact that my sister and I did this together and crossed the finish line as a team means more than I can write words,” Russell said.

A pre-race KXAN-TV report found that childhood leukemia survivors traveled from New York to Austin, Texas around the same time as the triathlon.

The brothers discussed the race together for five years, but Bolkman said this was “effectively 40 years of production.”

“Since Daniel was born,” my sister told KXAN-TV. “Really, I learned patience, discipline and self-care through learning from my older brother, as I nurtured the leukemia he had and the medical interventions he had and the struggles he had now.”

“It’s an incredibly valuable gift to carry with me for the rest of my life, and it really gives me an extra motivation to keep pushing,” she continued. “If he can defeat leukemia and all other medical conditions, I can finish race and I can carry him with me.”

When Boeckman was only nine months old, she saved her brother’s life by becoming a bone marrow donor, as reported by KXAN-TV. Beckman says she is always very considerate of Russell and helps him around school and home, and believes she has helped shape who she is today.

“He doesn’t want to say vulnerability, like an extra level, but he seems like a sensitivity that brings a lot of empathy to my life, that everyone is going through something, that everyone has a need,” she said.

Her sister volunteers at the Angels in Ainsley, an organization that raises awareness of America’s special needs communities and helps everyone compete in endurance events. The Angels of Ainsley also provided the brothers with equipment to help them make it through the race.

Prior to the triathlon, Beckman said that participating in a race with her brother was a “lifelong dream” for her.

“It’s all about empowerment, inclusivity and gives him the opportunity to truly feel the triathlon,” my sister said. “I’ve done a lot of these and I had the opportunity you know. He doesn’t have it yet, but he will do so on Monday, and we’re very excited about it.