More About Wendy

 Born with several rare, genetic diseases including a primary immunodeficiency disease and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Wendy spent most of her life being told by doctors that sports just weren't for her. Her body was too weak and her fragile joints couldn't handle it. In 2006 she was in a horrific car accident and finally had enough. After more than 20 leg surgeries, doctors told her she may never walk again and would definitely never be able to run. Taking that as a challenge, she set out to rewrite her story and began running half marathons. As her EDS progressed and eventually led to a spinal cord injury, she found freedom in handcycling. Many surgeries and hospitalizations later, ovarian cancer, and neurological deficits have just made her push harder to break down barriers, both for herself and for others with rare diseases.