THE STORY BEHIND THE SHIRT
One of the things that I really enjoy is bowling. After I had recovered sufficiently from the surgery I got right back to it. I bowled in several tournaments while still taking chemo. Even though my energy level was down I found I could still compete. I have bowled with the same group of girls for years and they were just glad to have me there.
We were at our state tournament and were bowling all three events the same day. That means I was bowling 9 games back to back. I got rather fatigued the last 3 games but my team surrounded me and encouraged me to finish. There were some spectators, most just curious about the bowler with no hair.
An older lady approached me and asked why I would bowl when I was sick. I answered, “I’m not that sick that I can’t still enjoy bowling.”
She continued. “you know winning isn’t everything.”
My answer to her was “If you think winning isn’t everything than you have never beat cancer.”
One of the things that I really enjoy is bowling. After I had recovered sufficiently from the surgery I got right back to it. I bowled in several tournaments while still taking chemo. Even though my energy level was down I found I could still compete. I have bowled with the same group of girls for years and they were just glad to have me there.
We were at our state tournament and were bowling all three events the same day. That means I was bowling 9 games back to back. I got rather fatigued the last 3 games but my team surrounded me and encouraged me to finish. There were some spectators, most just curious about the bowler with no hair.
An older lady approached me and asked why I would bowl when I was sick. I answered, “I’m not that sick that I can’t still enjoy bowling.”
She continued. “you know winning isn’t everything.”
My answer to her was “If you think winning isn’t everything than you have never beat cancer.”