“I am nominating Jason not so much for his own success story… but for what he inspires in his athletes. When Jason started CF he was very out of shape and overweight and couldn't do much of anything. I think it is that start that makes him such an...
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“Used to be unhappy, Used to be negative, Used to suffer chronic pain because of Arnold-Chiari Malformation (brain and spinal birth defect), Used to feel hopeless, used to worry, used to be severely overweight. Used to.” -Stephanie, November 2011 Stephanie has overcome a lot (understatement of the century). The odds...
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"My life-changing journey technically began in August of 2007 when I weighed over 300 pounds. I began walking at a nearby community track with some friends and by the first official weigh in of Hanover’s Biggest Loser Contest I weighed in at 269 pounds, having already lost over 40 pounds.......
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"A couple of years ago, my daughter was diagnosed with a rare disease called Cholesteatoma. This is when cysts grow in the middle ear and in worst cases, can enlarge and become fatal by getting too close to the brain.... During the year of her first two surgeries, which had...
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"For most of my life, doctors settled on the name “unknown neuromuscular disorder.” In other words, something was wrong with the nerve firings, and muscles were underdeveloped. Although doctors didn’t know what was wrong, they always had a plan on how to “fix” my legs. And very few of their...
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