Sarah Logan - 43 married with 2 girls - diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, this is her story of survival, positivity and training for a triathlon while undergoing treatment.

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Show notes

• How she heard about the Tough Girl Tribe (thank you Lou!)
• Life before children - running marathons and climbing mountains
• Finding a lump in her right breast
• Being diagnosed with a very aggressive type of breast cancer
• How her whole world came crumbling down
• Dealing with the shock and trying to come to terms with it
• Losing control of her life
• Joining a FB group for women under 45 who have been diagnosed with breast cancer - The Younger Breast Cancer Network
• Setting her intentions from the start of the diagnosis
• Spending New Years Eve doing chemo - and a reminder of why good friends are so important
• A year of treatment
• How much her mentality played a part in her recovery
• Getting through the bad days and how she got through them
• How her girls coped
• Dealing with her hair loss and cutting her hair
• Why she decided to take on a triathlon while undergoing treatment
• Team Phoenix and signing up for a sprit triathlon
• Her training and how it all worked
• Her fears about the triathlon… swimming!
• Why she kept on practicing and why she enjoyed learning a new skill
• Drawing a line in the sand and using the triathlon as a way to mark the end of her treatment for cancer
• Being so happy to be alive
• Advice for other women who may be in a similar situation
• Her next challenge in 2017!
• Supporting Team Phoenix as a mentor for the ladies in South East London
• Raising funds for Team Verrico
• Looking forward to the future,  focusing on her family, her work and her exercise

 

***CHECK YOUR BREASTS - TODAY***