From Death's Door to Masters Athlete of the Year
Janesville, Wisconsin's Lois Ann Gilmore overcame two major life-threatening diseases to become the USA Track & Field's Masters Athlete of the Year. For just about everyone her story is truly inspiring, but for those of us who struggle mightily to deal with a crick in our neck or the common cold, it's doubly inspirational. Lois Ann's first brush with death came in her late fifties when she was struck with breast cancer. Up until then, the former elementary school teacher had