Woah.
Guys, maybe I do have super powers.
I’m writing this one from the UCSF infusion ward.
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Two months before the date of my Alcatraz swim, I gave up eating meat and dairy. If you know me, you know I’m a big meat eater. I’m not here to convince anyone to go veggie. Make your own decisions. But I want to share how I got from there to here.
My intention with these posts is to write the blog I would have wanted to read when I got my diagnosis. That’s a tough target to hit. I still don’t want to read any blogs about MS. Not even this one.
Writing this has been hugely cathartic to me, and I plan to continue. I’ve connected with…
The morning of the swim, I had to make the call if I was going to make theattempt.
This weekend I’ve been sick. And that’s got me worried again.
When I’m in the water, it’s not just my lizard brain that speaks to me. I talk a lot with my five-year-old-self. The self that can only…
The first time I swam in the bay I overdid it.
I picked a weekend day that was sunny out. I met a swimmer at the club who’s a pro and she offered to swim with me. I said I hadn’t been in the bay to swim yet, but was mostly worried about the cold not the distance. She…
Today I’m announcing my intent to swim from Alcatraz on 7/30 without a wetsuit. (UPDATE! The swim was moved to 7/29 to…
