Crossing the Finish Line of a Race I Never Chose

In this powerful episode of Still Paddling, Teresa Ellen Murphy shares a journey she never expected to take.Diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer during the isolation of 2020, she faced difficult treatment, unexpected complications, and moments that taught her the importance of advocating for her own health. But cancer would not be the end of her story.Years later, Terry found herself in a dragon boat—not just paddling alongside other breast cancer survivors but eventually representing the USA at the World Dragon Boat Championships in Germany.Crossing that finish line brought everything full circle. She remembered the days when treatment left her so weak she was crawling on the floor, and realized she was now competing on the world stage.This is a story about resilience, self-advocacy, finding strength through community, and discovering what may be waiting for us on the other side of the hardest chapters of our lives.Sometimes we are entered into races we never chose. But that doesn't mean we can't cross the finish line—and discover just how far we've come.Music licensed through Soundstripe.Code: XHTBVENLXKHWHK6J