Dottie Lessard

So a friend directed me to read about this amazing lady, who has also had a double lung transplant, she also needed a kidney, but she is SUPER AWESOME so you MUST check her site out! Go to her website/blog here.

Here is a little info about her from her site:

At 6 weeks old, Dottie Lessard was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis and doctors told her parents not to expect her to live past 2 years of age.  Then, when Dottie reached two, doctors told her parents she would not make it to first grade.  Now at 43, Dottie is one ferocious athlete with an insatiable appetite for life and she has every intention of competing  in athletics and in life at the highest level possible. She has defied all odds and is proving to the world that transplants do work!

Dottie has won several Gold Medals in the U.S. Transplant Games, carried the Olympic Torch through Boston and has been acclaimed as one of Boston’s Exceptional Women of the Year.  Bryant Gumbel of HBO Real Sports featured Dottie on his show after following her for two years while Runner’s World Magazine honored her with its prestigious “Heroes of Running Award”.  She has been featured in other sports magazines as a “Top Inspirational Athlete”.

Dottie has also written a book, which I would like to read sometime because it has gotten awesome reviews and sounds like an amazing story, which I have no doubt it is considering her experiences. Here is some more info about Dottie, and her accomplishments.

Dottie considers it a miracle to be alive but of all her accomplishments, Dottie is most proud of her 6-year old son Liam. She is a Life Coach, Entrepreneur, Athlete, inspiration to all she meets, and a published author. Her first book was released with high praise on May 26, 2010 titled “Seven Letters That Saved My Life” (available at www.amazon.com)

At a young 43 years old and living with transplanted lungs for over 16 years, Dottie is called a trailblazer for both the Cystic Fibrosis and Organ Transplant communities and donates much of her time to both.

So go to http://www.dottielessard.com/ to check her out and read more about this amazing lady! She is an inspiration especially to me as a cystic fibrosis patient and double lung transplant recipient since she is outliving the expectations of both and doing incredible things at the same time!