Brittany

Focused on Fitness

She’s 25 years old, passionate about soccer, people and living her best life. She’s “always looking for a new adventure” as she pursues a career as a videographer. She’s also a thyroid cancer survivor, diagnosed her junior year in college. A relentless, hard-working, high-achieving athlete in school she now aims for fitness that will allow her to “consistently work out with different movements.”

Her story: “It was just after I finished my junior year of college, I started to notice something was off about me. My whole life I had been a healthy athlete, who was always leading the way when it came to fitness. I was a complete sports junkie. That wasn’t the case anymore. I could barely wake up at 12pm and even if I got an insane amount of sleep, I still wanted to sleep more. I didn’t understand. So after things didn’t change and I was becoming more noticeably moody and tired, I went to get my yearly physical to see what was up. My blood work came back with my thyroid levels all out of wack, which is where the rollercoaster began…

“To this day, though I am cancer free, my body still isn’t the same. I have to take medication every day for the rest of my life to make up for not having a thyroid. Monthly blood work is the new norm too and I hate needles. I had to get three eye surgeries due to Graves’ eye disease, which pushed my eyes outward. …There are days of mood swings and roller coasters. Things that came so easily to me now take major motivation to do. It’s all a part of my new life after cancer, but every day I remember that going through this gives me a bigger platform.

“I am living the dream right now and cancer will not stop me. I say my life is forever changed because it is. No, my body will never feel ‘normal,’ but I will never stop fighting a good fight. I will never ever change who I am. I just want to make people smile. I want to make people better and I fully intend on doing that day in and day out. Love and courage beat cancer.”

Her Goal: “Building a healthy body. Would love to be part of a sport like kickboxing or boxing or CrossFit”

Personal Motto: “Believe (I have it tattooed on my wrist). If you believe in something and truly want it, you can achieve it.”

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