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Cycle of Courage: Tammy’s Story of Courage

Mar 23, 2012 1 Comment by

Never take anything for granted, don’t live selfishly and be passionate about what you do. These are my guiding ethea for life — takeaways from a long career in competitive cycling and my simultaneous 17-year battle with chronic pancreatitis. Hi everyone. I’m Tammy, and I have two chronic problems: pancreatitis and racing bikes. Seemingly incompatible, I [...]

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Kelly’s Story of Courage

Jan 31, 2012 2 Comments by

I had my first acute attack when I was only 15, it was minor in comparison to what my future held. Only a weeks stay in the hospital and a few life style changes and I was “as good as new.” Five years later I was finally going to college at the school of my [...]

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Christy’s Story of Courage

Jun 14, 2011 6 Comments by

My life was just starting to look like what I had imagined… enjoying being a wife, raising three amazing children, and possibly adopting more. Little did I know that my life would begin a downward spiral, leading me and my family through a lesson on personal suffering, and showing us just how thin the line [...]

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