My Daughter With Down Syndrome Committed to Running—and She Lost 80 Pounds

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“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.”

and processed foods, and we began going to the farmer’s market on Saturdays to buy fresh fruits and vegetables.

Kayleigh with her grandma, who Kayleigh runs every race for in hopes of raising awareness about Alzheimer’s, which is prevalent in the Down syndrome community.. I had started running in 2012, and Kayleigh started joining me in 2013. I often felt like I was the mother from hell during those early runs—it was not easy. We would get in the middle of a race and she would slow down on me. That was her way of controlling it. I would be telling her you’ve got to go faster; we’ve got deadlines.

Kayleigh celebrates after finishing her first half marathon ever at the 2017 3M Half Marathon in Austin, Texas.. But to me, it’s no different then when you battle to get them to take prescriptions. The only difference is this one to me has a better result. Kayleigh is healthy. She has lost 80 pounds, which she maintains today.

 

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Such a good story! Running changes lives!

Or a label,well done you. Amazing.

Sometimes doing the best things for our kids is hard on us too! Congrats to you. Rock on Mama!!

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