[douche]

Trying to compete in athletics when you have serious medical issues is not easy... I was so goddamned stubborn that I played basketball through my chemotherapy treatments for Hodgkin's Disease in HS.

I was starting games at less than 50% of my baseline red blood cell count when I was 16. I could only play about four or six minutes at a stretch before I would have to come out, completely exhausted. That, and pissing bright-red urine in the locker room on those days when I had to get my treatments in the mornings and play a game in the evening were lots of fun. Oh, also seeing the towel come away covered in hair as I mopped up the sweat after playing a shift.

More power to this gal if she can strive through her issues and succeed.