Four Diagnoses in One Year: Her Response? A Solo Bike Quest to Baja

UPDATE: Alenka stays busy doing podcasts about her adventure, skiing, mountain biking, overseeing translations of her book into various languages, with her business Tahoe Teas, and raising funds for the Michael J Fox Foundation to fuel ongoing research and find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease.Dec. 4, 2024 Can you imagine what you'd do if you had a failed knee surgery, breast cancer, Gardner Syndrome, and your beloved husband was diagnosed with Parkinsons in the same year? Would you pull the covers over your head or instead, do something hairy and audacious? Something you've always wanted to do? Something on your It's Not Too Late list? Teri’s guest, Alenka Vrecek did. And then she wrote a book about it. She Rides is her story, the story of a woman who struck back at bad news by taking a solo bike ride from Lake Tahoe to Baja California, a quest, if you will. Alenka wanted to test herself and she did, along the way making some valuable discoveries, like happiness lies in appreciating the small moments in life. And she's got a few other things to tell you too. For one, get out of your comfort zone. Do It! And lots more. Is she tougher than the average bear? I suspect she is but she doesn't think so. What do you think? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit terisdoingit.substack.com