Yes, I have a great admiration for the Olympic athletes who fall and get right back up. I know they have to wait another four years. But the cancer survivors I have met on my journey who fall and rebound are real heroes to me.
PUBLISHED February 14, 2018
Jane has earned three advanced degrees and had several fulfilling careers as a librarian, rehabilitation counselor and college teacher. Presently she does freelance writing. Her articles include the subjects of hearing loss and deafness, service dogs and struggling with cancer. She has been a cancer survivor since 2010.
She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
I am one of the many Americans who love the Olympics, and the winter ones are my favorite. I enjoy the entire range of events from skiing, to snowboarding to ice skating. Ice skating is special to me.
I am truly mesmerized by the gracefulness and beauty of the ice skaters gliding across the ice. I hold my breath each time they do a triple axel or difficult step and groan when they fall. Of course, I cheer for Team USA, but I feel bad if anyone falls. These competitors typically practice from the time they are preschoolers. They have a single goal, and the athletes and their families make supreme sacrifices. Sometimes families move across the country or relocate to another country to find a certain coach or training camp. The skater lives, sleeps and breathes skating. The emotional, physical and financial costs are huge.
I am truly mesmerized by the gracefulness and beauty of the ice skaters gliding across the ice. I hold my breath each time they do a triple axel or difficult step and groan when they fall. Of course, I cheer for Team USA, but I feel bad if anyone falls. These competitors typically practice from the time they are preschoolers. They have a single goal, and the athletes and their families make supreme sacrifices. Sometimes families move across the country or relocate to another country to find a certain coach or training camp. The skater lives, sleeps and breathes skating. The emotional, physical and financial costs are huge.
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