Heart of iron
Subtitle: my journey from transplant patient to ironman triathlete
By: Kyle Garlett
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9781613740057
Subjects: Heart; Cancer; Ironman triathlons; Patients; Transplantation; Biography; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports; Track and field athletes
Description: "Throughout his life, there was nothing Kyle Garlett hated more than losing, and he knew early on that four diagnoses of cancer could not match his spirit of competition. His appetite for victory and success and his love of life pushed him past his health hurdles-including a bone marrow transplant, hip replacement, and a heart transplant-and into the greatest challenge of his life: the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. Kyle tells his amazing life story, beginning with his diagnosis of lymphoma and continuing through years of chemotherapy that destroyed his joints and weakened his heart, leading up to his journey to the Ironman Triathlon, in which he competed not once but twice. His miraculous recovery and athleticism are recounted, along with his becoming an Olympic torch bearer, a Leukemia and Lymphoma Society spokesperson, and a motivational speaker"--
Notes: Includes index.