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#169 - Don't Like Elevation Issues

6/18/2017

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Colorado 2017

We're in Breckenridge, Colorado now and I'm finally feeling normal... not winded and woozy from elevation.
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But that's the price you pay to see this beautiful world up here!

​Hiking Again... in Oklahoma
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This isn't the first time I've hiked, since my cancer surprise a year ago. Last October, Don and I spent a week in Lake Tahoe, during my window between chemo and radiation.
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I remember what it felt like when I took my first light hike. I had to admit, it wasn't just elevation, then.  "I guess I'm not as normal as I thought," I huffed. It bothered me to recognize that chemo was still affecting me, when I thought I was all "healed."
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​Last week, we started our drive west and detoured, for a hike in Oklahoma. Not exactly a challenging elevation, but it was over 8 miles and steep and rocky at times. It felt good to suddenly say, "Now, I'm myself again!"

​June 18, 2016 & June 18, 2017
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This morning, Don and I woke early and hiked on a trail outside of Breckenridge. The trail began with stone steps and we laughed at the rustic stair master.



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It wasn't a huge climb, but the elevation of over 9,000 got my heart pumping. My legs began to burn and the dry air had me sniffling. It felt wonderful.  On this day a year ago, I was in the hospital having a lumpectomy. No complaints today!

What's Ahead?
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No reason to look back and compare, anymore. What's next?  
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I don't know, but I kind of like the whimsical look of the balls (with people inside) floating on Maggie Pond, outside of our hotel. We'll see.
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