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June 2008
A picture I made to help motivate and remind me why I am doing this.
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This is my story.
Three years ago I was in a bad car accident. I have several back injuries which are not completely understood. After about 2 months of lying on my back in bed my body started to freak out. I just wanted to move. So slowly I got stronger and I started to exercise more and more and more. I was able to go back to work (I worked in preschool, very active job) and was living a fairly normal life, though I did still suffer from pain and have regular physiotherapy.
About a year after ...
Three years ago I was in a bad car accident. I have several back injuries which are not completely understood. After about 2 months of lying on my back in bed my body started to freak out. I just wanted to move. So slowly I got stronger and I started to exercise more and more and more. I was able to go back to work (I worked in preschool, very active job) and was living a fairly normal life, though I did still suffer from pain and have regular physiotherapy.
About a year after that accident I was on my way home from a lap swim, when someone rear ended me at a stop light. Not only did this cause my injuries to get worse, but it also caused PTSD and a pretty serious episode of depression.
I was not able to finish my schooling. I was not able to go back to work. I have spent the last 2 years dealing with depression and chronic pain. I didn't drive a car for over a year because of fear. I had to continue to live at home and put my dreams on hold.
You might think that is a sad story, but its not, its just life, and everyone has a story that could break your heart. These events have brought me here to the place I am now. I can drive a car now, even in the snow. I am coping with my depression and starting to feel like my old self again and everyday I get stronger. I still can't do all the things that I used to be able to do, and might not ever be able to do them all, but everyday it gets better.
I am making the the steps to go back to school this year. I am going to lose my extra weight and I am going to have a healthy back. These events brought me to spark people and have made me who I am.
I can do it, and so can you!
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Member Since: 9/3/2008
My Goals:
Live as pain free as possible!
My Program:
Train hard 5-6 times a week. Includes strength training, biking, swimming, running, walking, yoga and fit classes.
Personal Information:
My name is Kate and I was born and raised in Burlington ON.
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Swimming is the best sport in the world!
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