Everest: Beyond the Limits
by Cindy Abbott on Dec.26, 2009
If you would like to get an idea for what it is like to climb the south side of Mt. Everest watch the Discovery Channel’s TV series Everest: Beyond the Limits which starts tomorrow.
by Cindy Abbott on Dec.26, 2009
If you would like to get an idea for what it is like to climb the south side of Mt. Everest watch the Discovery Channel’s TV series Everest: Beyond the Limits which starts tomorrow.
December 31st, 2009 on 8:15 am
Cindy,
I too was watching the amazing Discovery documentary on Everest and tought how cool it would be to summit Everest with a rare disease. I have MHE (Mutiple Hereditary Exostoses) which causes none spurs/tumors at the ends of growth plates in joints. Its not fun but does not sound like a big a hurdle as you are overcoming to climb Everest. Good Luck; Happy New Year and I look forward to following you on your journey where you represent all of us with Rare Diseases..
December 31st, 2009 on 7:31 pm
Hi Cindy,
I am a CSUF Master’s Nursing: Leadership Concentration, soon to graduate (God willing). I have a perseverent history as you do, but without the ailments. I really admire you. I climbed Mt. Cotopaxi, Equador in 1998 and Mt. Kilimanjaro in 1999 (both over 19,000 ft). I have been on all the local peaks too-numerous-to-count times including Mt. Whitney 5 times. I have run 5 marathons, biked 50-75 miles at a time including an international bike trip to Ireland. Now I scuba dive. I would love to meet you and will definetly stay tuned on your site. Best wishes and Happy New Year! –Lee
January 1st, 2010 on 6:47 pm
Cindy- You have been quite an inspiration to me, certainly, but to others on the WG Support Website because you are taking life by the horns, Wegener’s granulomatosis or not. Many times, people with WG listen to negative voices around them, buying into the notion that life ends with the diagnosis and prognosis of this disease. (WG is an auto-immune disease where your immune system goes into high gear and destroys your vascular system, small and medium vessels at least, and, for one person in ten, is a death sentence. Oh yes! You will have this disease the rest of your life!) You show how the disease and prognosis need to be dealt with, certainly, but that nothing is outside the realm of possibility, even climbing the tallest terrestial feature on earth! While each weggie has a different experience with the disease (a short list of symtoms is 109 symptoms long…), each weggie can take your example and find his or her own Mt. Everest to “climb”.
March 25th, 2010 on 10:59 am
I did watch Discovery’s Climb to Mt. Everest and couldn’t believe what the climbers went through to climb to the top. Then I saw your interview describing your determination to climb Mt. Everest despite the fact that you have Wegener’s Granulomatosis. That really got my interest. I also read about you in the Vasculitis Foundation Newsletter. My husband died of WG in 2008 due to the fact he was not diagnosed in time despite the fact that he had many of the symptoms over a long period of time. So I know what you are dealing with and am utterly amazed at your determination to do something this huge despite your disease. I will follow your progress throughout your journey and wish you stamina and safe journey.