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When someone has a life altering medical challenge it can often be incredibly hard to come ot grips with.

It can be even harder when the this medically challenging event contrasts your life with the physical, active one you had before hand.

Bethany Wormald is a fun runner with a long list of achievements across the 5 to 42km spectrum. She also has POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) and long covid, which saw her barely able to walk for a year and from which she is not yet recovered. In 2019 she set the Guiness World Record for the fastest marathon dressed as a cartoon character, running as Betty Rubble from the Flintstones. This was her fourth Guiness World Record, the others being the fastest half marathon dressed as a nurse; dressed as a superhero; and by a married couple (with her husband Matt). Prior to long covid, Bethany was on the organising committee for a cancer fundraising run associated with Tour de Cure. She has just returned to volunteering with Surf Life Saving Australia, where she tries to provide first aid without ever getting in the water. 

In this episode Bethany shares:

·     How she became a world record holder for running after finding her love for park run.

·     How she is now suffering from long Covid and Pots

·     The way taking small steps and recognising accomplishments helped her grow.

·     How her tribe and village have played a role in her recovery

·     How finding a purpose in life helps progress and recovery

·     And how it’s OK to grieve but being sick is not who you are. She is not sick, she is recovering. 

Key Quotes

“The hardest part with Long Covid is most days you feel terrible at some point.

And that continues.”

“Finding something that is your thing. It’s such a gift in life to have found one particular activity that is your thing.”

“At my lowest, my limit was seven metres. So I could walk from my bedroom to the next room.”

More about POTS

You can find oput more about POTS via the POTS Foudnation website: https://potsfoundation.org.au

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