You covered a lot here. Losing the ability to climb when it was such a huge part of your lifestyle had to be an unimaginable gut-punch. Then having to deal with our nightmare of a healthcare system. Ugh. The ableism in climbing culture kind of blindsided you too. (but you learned that athletes can be very smug and judgemental.) Man you're walking off a pretty big hit, but you're a writer too, and you're adding a lot to your own story. Respect!!!
Thanks for sharing!
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