Sisterhood Spotlight: Donna Recovers from Illness and Injury on the Raw Food Diet
This article was posted by Raw news bot on September 7th, 2010 and has been 132 views.This article was syndicated from The Raw Divas Blog.
It happens often that we receive letters from our community thanking us for the work we do. Sometimes it’s just friendly appreciation for the little things, and other times we receive letters from people insisting that we’ve changed their lives (or saved them) by the work we do and the community we’ve created. We decided that Donna’s story was very inspirational and wanted to share it here with you so that no matter where you are or how you’re feeling you know you’re supported and that there is a way out. Enjoy! -Lyn 2008 – The year starts off so wrong! Hi! My name is Donna and I’m from Grimsby, Ontario. The beginning of my raw food journey began in 2008. I woke up one morning feeling sluggish, overweight, along with a few other health issues. I couldn’t believe I had let myself get in such bad shape. I had always been a very active person. I decided to start off my day with a bike ride and start getting in shape. It was a beautiful morning and I was really excited about doing something healthy for myself. I had ridden about 5 miles and was just heading for home when a car coming out of a driveway hit me and threw me and my bike into the air. I hit the ground hard and it knocked the wind right out of me. Once I realized what had happened, I tried to get up, thinking I would just walk home with my mangled bike. But, to my surprise, I couldn’t move my legs at all. I was scared to say the least. The guy who h[...]
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