Thanks to reporter Michael Moore and the Missoulian for their recent informative article on the Fit to Fight program co-founded by Alpine’s Samantha Schoeneman, PT.
The article is an inspiration to all, as it details the training that Scott Woods is undergoing as he prepares to climb Mount Rainier. A survivor of lung cancer, Scott aims to raise awareness of the Fit to Fight program.
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ATOP MOUNT SENTINEL – At least twice a week, Scott Woods comes up here carrying a 30-pound pack that is mostly full of water.
It’s also full of dare-to-dream dreams.
That he will make it to the top of an icy volcano in a couple of weeks.
That the cancer that infiltrates his body will cease its ceaseless invasion.
That he will live.
Scott Woods, who never smoked, has lung cancer. By the time it was discovered in 2008, it was advanced enough to make a cure impossible.
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And for more information on our Fit to Fight program, please visit their website at www.FitToFight.org.
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