I was told that if I hadn't been an athlete, I would have been killed. Jeter was hospitalized, developed a 104-degree fever three days after the attack, had trouble functioning, and was growing tired. She looked normal but was sleeping a lot. Finally, in 1992, she was diagnosed with the fatigue syndrome. It's a swelling of the brain.
Some days are better than others.
I kept trying to run in the triathlons, but my times and finishes kept getting worse. To them, I looked normal. But I wasn't. Even though Jeter was diagnosed with breast cancer this past June, she knew last year something else besides her fatigue syndrome was bothering her. Her slow time in the Tahoe Race was an indicator.