Positivity: Cancer Survivor Climber Takes On New Heights
From Colorado Springs, Colorado:
Reported by Christina Salvo
(Aired 6-27-07)As a kid the tallest things Sean Swarmer ever climbed were a couple trees. Now Swarmer can say he’s climbed the tallest peak on not one continent, but all seven.
A journey that started 5 years ago with Mt. Everest and ended June 18th with the summit of Denali. Swarmer is now one of only five people to ever complete this challenge.
Understanding why Swarmer climbs and why his journey has taken him much higher than any record book can show means understanding the mountains Swarmer climbed before ever stepping foot on a mountain.
13-years-old going in for a lay up in basketball and my knee just broke and all my joints in my body swelled up, said Swarmer. Soon after he was diagnosed with advanced stage-four Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Swarmer said “doctors gave me 3-4 months to live at 13-14 years old.”
Swarmer beat the odds only to be diagnosed for a second time this time with Askins sarcoma.
Go here for the rest of the story. Swarmer has a web site here.
