The Motivation I Needed!
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The Motivation I Needed!
It was because of the games that I had
to get myself back in shape because after
going through radiation I had gained over
one hundred pounds and I needed
something to give me the motivation
to get back into shape and the games
have definitely done that.
I have gotten myself back into shape,
started feeling good and better and
better about myself and my body.
I started going back to the gym.
Got myself a personal trainer for three years.
Just to be able to be where I am now
being able, going to the games and
competing with everybody else.
Interviewer: And at this time I must bring in
the togetherness you share with your dad and
I can remember being in Halifax and watching
you as they named Team Canada and
you were standing there and your dad is
beside you and he says, “I’m his sight!”
And that term, having your dad be your sight
and be your partner and getting you through
this and traveling to Australia with you to
compete as a Team Canada participant,
tell us how that makes you feel.
It’s been really great actually being
so close to him and having him at my
side through all of this because
I think without my family I wouldn’t have
made it through this at all. And it’s been
because of them that I have been able
to get where I am now.
My mom would drive me to the
gym every day. My dad would give me
the motivation even to just get out of bed
at certain points and put one foot in front
of the other and just keep going on.
Because going through, I tell people that
with two brothers in the military and growing
up in the military family there was no
sympathy given. It was always just get
your ass back in gear and everything
happens for a reason so get back on
your feet and keep moving.
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