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Apr 11, 20224 min read
Guess who's back?
You guessed it, the surgery worked, just a bit differently than I thought. While my surgeon was cleaning out all the tendons and nerves,...
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Jan 19, 20223 min read
a fresh start
new elbow & a new coach I was finally able to get surgery and focus on recovering without the fear of what she thought. I was also able...
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Jan 8, 20222 min read
the final straw
We had a game against Pomona-Pitzer, at Pitzer. It started out just like any other away game. We shuffled into the vans and made our way...
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Jan 4, 20227 min read
tension rising...
Every person reaches their breaking point. After tolerating berating texts and words for months from coach, I broke. I remember this...
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Oct 22, 20214 min read
click, click, click : diagnosed part 3..
its.... moving.... Getting back into throwing was both the most exciting and terrifying thing. I was relieved to be able to feel the dirt...
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Oct 12, 20215 min read
Dating while chronic: part 1
strength comes in many forms... I arrived at the U of R in a long-distance relationship. It had been a comfortable and familiar one, but...
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Oct 11, 20213 min read
look what I can do!
finally, I was back... kinda, sorta, almost Nobody tells you before you start, but surgery is the easy part. Getting through months of...
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Oct 11, 20214 min read
Everything is blue...
going up? yea it's all fun and games till you come down It had been a month since getting the pins removed. A month full of healing, and...
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Sep 14, 20215 min read
we need to talk.
The day before surgery is both exciting and stressful, at least for me. The most important thing to prep? Your mind. I was excited...
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Sep 8, 20213 min read
Diagnosed, part II
time to pinpoint the issue... MRIS never used to cause me any anxiety. I had gotten them done before on my knee and shoulder in the past....
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Sep 7, 20216 min read
Dec 2017: the red christmas
Important fact: Star Wars, The Last Jedi came out this month Months had passed since the initial injury... months since I played...
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Sep 2, 20213 min read
Sorry mom and dad!
lesson learned: no casts at the beach It is now time to admit that having a cast and going to the beach may not have been the best idea....
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Aug 30, 20214 min read
Dysmorphia
Athletes are taught to be in tune with their bodies, to know all their strengths and weaknesses. What happens when your main strength...
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Aug 12, 20212 min read
The Stigma
Injuries SUCK. It's the brutal truth. So, why is it that instead of believing one's been injured, some choose to be arrogant? As we...
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Aug 10, 20212 min read
10.24.17 : the injury
It all started on October 24, 2017, a cold Tuesday morning that felt like the others, my routine as a scholar-athlete. I rolled out of...
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