Category: injury
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Dream in Color
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Dreams never die; they may morph, but they never die. My dream of being a top IFBB fitness competitor has transitioned into a new journey into the word of CrossFit. Knee injuries and surgeries have retired me out of the IFBB as a pro fitness competitor–My body cannot take the gymnastics tumbling anymore. However, my…
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Another Step
Visiting the doctor yesterday, it suprised me that I am only 7weeks out from surgery. Man, I thought it had been A LOT longer than that! But, no, not even 2months in to a 12-month recovery. However, I am walking almost normal! I am doing limited cardio! I am doing modefied exercises! Modified, meaning two…
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The Next Day
I am officially six weeks out from hopefully my last surgery! I have been off crutches for two 🙂 Physical Therapy is just starting to make the shift from purely painful to semi-productive. In fact, today was the first day I left thinking “I could have done more exercises” instead of “I wonder if I…
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How do you go on
This morning, during my tax appointment, my accountant asked, “how do you do it? how do you go on surgery to surgery?” I told him it is easier to come back from than a broken heart or a broken home. True it is hard and scary to go back to the very thing that hurt…
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Done Competing?
I have had so many people ask me if I am done…”with what?” I ask…”competing,” they respond. It is true, I have had my third knee surgery in three years and yes, I have another one to go. It is also true that I have come back after two surgeries; I have overcome odds that…