My Health Hurdles Are Opportunities, Not Setbacks: Stephen "Remission Man" Brown

Everyday Athlete Podcast Network · Mar 13, 2023 · 46m

On the 20th edition of the podcast format of the fireside chat, we sit down with Stephen Brown, a triathlete and lifelong athlete diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2006, an incurable form of blood cancer. He takes us along his journey, including his wife, Mary Grace, who suffered a life-altering stroke during brain aneurysm surgery. Despite his hardships, Stephen went on to finish 6 more Ironman Triathlons after his diagnosis. 13 Ironman Triathlons and 27 marathons have given Stephen the ability to learn to cope with hardships to be able to put his diagnosis and his wife's…