Here's another athlete joining the ranks---I just watched a video on Facebook about Shannon. She has just recently made public her challenges with Sjogren's and Lupus. She was diagnosed 10 years ago. Wish I know how to get a link to this video :( I found it on Sjogren's Foundation Facebook page.
Is this what you are looking for? http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7761598&categoryid=2731137
How can they compete at all. Really. I knock the soccer ball around with my sun a bit and it wipes me out. And the athletes are competing in the sun for hours on end. I have a hard time fathoming it. Are they not so severe or are am I just a pansy?
Maybe they take heavy duty pain meds and gobble up caffeine pills/drinks.
eye2dry
Those who continue on like that either have very mild cases or they have the money to get above and beyond what they need to do it. Just my thoughts.
susanep :)