EPISODE · May 9, 2020 · 45 MIN
How a Brain Tumour Changed One Woman's Life for the Better
from The Shakeout Podcast · host Kate Van Buskirk
In 2009, while training for her first half marathon, Lisa Sweetman began noticing unusual and unsettling changes in her body. Her joints ached, her energy plummeted and she gained a lot of weight. It would be another several months of self-advocacy before she would receive a distressing diagnosis: a brain tumour. Lisa underwent 5 surgeries, experimented with veganism, started a business, and realized her passion for trail running. In this inspiring episode Lisa talks about the decline of her health, and the resulting rediscovery of her own strength. Learn more about The Shakeout Podcast and Canadian Running Magazine on our website https://runningmagazine.ca/category/shakeout-podcast/ Follow The Shakeout Podcast on Twitter https://twitter.com/ShakeoutPodcast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shakeoutpodcast/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/theshakeoutpodcast/ Subscribe to our weekly show on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-shakeout-podcast/id1224828899243
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In 2009, while training for her first half marathon, Lisa Sweetman began noticing unusual and unsettling changes in her body. It would be another several months of self-advocacy before she would receive a distressing diagnosis: a brain tumour. Lisa underwent 5 surgeries, experimented with veganism, started a business, and realized her passion for trail running. In this inspiring episode Lisa talks about the decline of her health, and the resulting rediscovery of her own strength.
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