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"I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it." Maya Angelou

"I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it." Maya Angelou

Resilience when faced with turbulence: a torn plantar fascia, a tumor, & a twisted year of turmoil.

An MRI last December for a then diagnosed torn plantar fascia revealed something of greater significance. The radiologist located a 2.4 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm soft tissue lesion behind my medial malleolus (the inside of my ankle bone).

I had a tumor.

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” Gandhi

I awoke around 2am this morning... again. I tossed and turned through sunrise, and I am starting to lose track of how many nights this has now happened. After having a sit-down with my coach, Connor, this week, some dragging training sessions and feeling like a zombie more often than not, I am finally starting to come to terms with what my body is fighting off: Lyme Disease.