You Got to Have Faith
I'm called FAITH! which means; I'm Fully Achieving Independence Through Health (and
it helps me remember what I am in need of most-Faith!) I consider my
transformation as my own personal little 'MINISTRY' that I "Share" with
anyone who will listen.
My FAITH! journey
began after I loss my mother, who had been a stroke survivor for over 3 yrs,
but eventually lost the battle to heart disease at age 63. Unfortunately, her
mother lost the very same battle at age 40. The next month after losing my
mother, I learned that I was at risk of the same thing happening tome if I
didn't make changes. I thought I was in pretty good health, just a little over
weight, but with 5 children I knew I had to reduce my risk and learn the
warning signs of stroke and heart disease to break the cycle.
I've dropped over 60 lbs., cleaned up my diet, changed my eating habits
and added several different fitness activities to reduce my risk of stroke and
heart disease. The first activity being WALKING. The company I worked at started
a running club and I asked if I could join even though I was a WALKER and they
said yes. Members of that club talked me into doing my first half marathon in
2007 (a few days before my mom's birthday) and I cried as I crossed the
finish line wishing she was there to see me. Next year I'll be going back to the
Detroit Free Press Marathon & Half Marathon to celebrate my 10 year race
anniversary.
In 2015 my youngest
grandson was hospitalized at 6 months old to have fluid removed from around his
heart and a few days later he started having seizures. He was born with some
health challenges but we didn't know how serious until then. Now at almost two
and half years old Brayden can't sit up on his own, he can't feed himself, he
can't crawl or walk. Until then all my races had been in memory of my mother,
in the American Heart and the American Stroke races I even got to wear her name
on a bib on my back. Now every time I do a race it's in honor of Brayden, I
always say a special prayer for him to be able to walk with me one day.
Abundant Blessings!
I started a Facebook walking group called Wonder Walkers to join and for more information on my 2017 Walking Conference message me. https://www.facebook.com/groups/468942076622204/
-Faith Bennett-
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