On the outside, she was doing everything right. A healthy lifestyle, fitness at the core of how she managed stress and showed up every day. Then her body started sending signals she couldn’t ignore. What began as stomach issues turned into a diagnosis of C-difficile, a highly contagious intestinal virus, and weeks spent in and out of the hospital, including Christmas Day. And then an alarming discovery: an 8 cm cancerous tumour in her colon. Everything moved fast after that. Immediate surgery...
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On the outside, she was doing everything right. A healthy lifestyle, fitness at the core of how she managed stress and showed up every day. Then her body started sending signals she couldn’t ignore. What began as stomach issues turned into a diagnosis of C-difficile, a highly contagious intestinal virus, and weeks spent in and out of the hospital, including Christmas Day. And then an alarming discovery: an 8 cm cancerous tumour in her colon. Everything moved fast after that. Immediate surgery...
Imagine this: You do everything right. You play by the rules. You travel across the continent, competing in every event, collecting the points you need. And then, when it should all pay off, your association makes a subjective decision, and you don’t make the team for a worldwide event being hosted in your home country. What would you do? Walk away? Accept it? Not this athlete. She took it to court and won and played in the event. That moment didn’t just change one season; i...
The Lesley Hawkins Podcast
On the outside, she was doing everything right. A healthy lifestyle, fitness at the core of how she managed stress and showed up every day. Then her body started sending signals she couldn’t ignore. What began as stomach issues turned into a diagnosis of C-difficile, a highly contagious intestinal virus, and weeks spent in and out of the hospital, including Christmas Day. And then an alarming discovery: an 8 cm cancerous tumour in her colon. Everything moved fast after that. Immediate surgery...
