Risa August-The Road Unpaved

Risa August-The Road Unpaved

Author: rrapaport March 6, 2024 Duration: 52:10
Ron talks to Risa August, an artist, writer, world traveler, certified Gestalt practioner, endurance athlete, and a Acromegaly patient and survivor.  In 2011 Risa noticed something was wrong with her body, she began to grow and get larger despite being on a strict regimented diet and competing in endurance events such as cycling, triathlons and mountain hiking. She tells her story of her medical journey of being finally diagnosed after eight years and of her 1845-mile soul healing journey on the Pacific coast highway from Canada to Mexico on a bike while still having a tumor in her body. Sponsors:    Switch to the Box                     www.switchtothebox.com/sandy                     Hero Soap Company-use code RAP for a 10% discount                     www.herosoapcompany.com                           Rare Patient Voice                     https://rarepatientvoice.com/Itsawrapwithrap                                    Links:         risaaugust.com                   https://itsawrapwithrap.com                                                         

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