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2019 AAI Winners Announced
FARA (the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance) recently announced the 9 winners of the 2019 Ataxian Athlete Initiative, a grant for people with ataxia to pursue their exercise goals. See there full announcement at http://curefa.org/rideataxia-blog?fbclid=IwAR2_llaCmYo__i4GkyojWMYbEdAnyFmvLYDEzdonAz0qCJjXzgpHm7ARloM
One of the winners is a member of our forums community Ryan Slade. @rsladeasu He will use this money to purchase a new Cattrike recumbent trike.
Congratulations Ryan!
What are your exercise goals? What would the AAI grant go toward if you were the recipient?
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Thank you! I am so honored and hope to do great things and spread awareness.
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I think it’s a good grant for patients to try to earn. Personally, I’m not (currently) interested in recumbent bikes, but I might change my mind in the future.
My main exercise goals are to improve heart function (i.e., stamina and endurance), strength, mobility, and mental fortitude. Obviously, those goals seem vague, but there’s concrete steps involved. Anyway, the purpose of those goals is to be a better husband and father. Those jobs are usually demanding — well, for me they are.
For recreation, though? I dig the idea of grappling, like jiu jitsu or wrestling. I have wanted it for years and years. The idea of testing myself against (or at least resisting) another human being trying to strangle me seems…like a clear way to learn about how much capability is in me, my body, and my mind.
But I don’t have much time for that, so I just spar a bit with my 11 year old a few times a week. And, yeah, I day dream about rolling on mats with grown men.
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I would be honored to strangle you.
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Hahah!
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