Breast cancer survivor says fitness was key to her recovery

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Donna Hopkins has survived breast cancertwice and lost part of her left leg due to an unrelated blood clot. But none of those trials has slowed her down. In fact, this lifelong athlete went on to become a competitive rower — and now she’s even thinking about trying ice hockey.”

“I tell people I’m a miracle walking,” Hopkins says. “(Fitness) is the key thing through my breast cancer — two bouts with that — and my leg amputation: If I hadn’t been physically fit and in good health, I wouldn’t have made it. My body was strong to go through all of that.”

“Hopkins was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997, after she found a lump while she was sitting at work one day.”

View the whole story here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2019/12/08/her-key-surviving-breast-cancer-fitness-survivor-says/2598602001/

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