Mitch Ammons spent a decade in the throes of drug addiction. When he finally got clean, he could barely jog a half mile. Then he qualified 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials.
My Daughter With Down Syndrome Committed to Running and It Changed Her Life
“I’ve been told the worst-case scenarios with Kayleigh since she was born. My approach with Kayleigh has always been you don’t allow somebody to put a cap on you.” Sandy Williamson, as told to Andrew Dawson Jan 19, 2021 Courtesy Sandy Williamson
My daughter Kayleigh, and I were about the same weight when my mother had her second stroke in 2012. At the time, our lifestyles were not good. Being a single mom to a daughter with Down syndrome and caregiver for my mother in Austin, Texas, I usually chose what was convenient: fast food for dinner, Diet Dr. Pepper stuff we tell ourselves is so inexpensive, but at what cost.