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6 Life Lessons from Injuries

Colleen Kelly Alexander was in a horrific accident that left her in pain so intense she thought she would never recover. But recover she did. Now she’s strong enough to bike, run, swim and even compete in triathlons. 

Colleen Alexander competes in the Wildwoods, NJ triathlon in 2016.
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After a terrible accident, Colleen Kelly Alexander was in excruciating pain and convinced she would never walk again. To recover from her accident, she faced dozens of surgeries and weeks in a hospital, followed by time spent in a rehabilitation center. Now she’s strong enough to compete in triathlons—more than 40 of them. She describes the life lessons she learned during her recovery.

Read Colleen’s inspiring story from the June 2018 issue of Guideposts magazine!

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