Last March, I wrote a blog in response to the "holy shite" moment that many had when Mary Lou Retton casually mentioned having thirty surgeries to repair a long list of gymnastics-related injures. On that date, I was up to seven surgeries-which felt awesome in comparison. Today? Today I am back on the couch after … Continue reading A Revisit: Mary Lou and the Thirty Surgeries
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Mary Lou & The 30 Surgeries.
At the end of last year when it was announced that Mary Lou Retton was in the fight of her life, one of the side notes was that she’d had some thirty surgeries to repair a long list of injuries spawned by her gymnastics era. Gymnasts everywhere thought, "Oh, yes, that makes sense."
Raise Your Hand
95% of you will check out of this post in about three seconds. It will start out slightly heavy and then move into better times. The heavy part is not about me, but needed for background. So, hang in there. I’m also not writing into a big personal reveal - I'm just writing about something … Continue reading Raise Your Hand