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>> PETER: I'M NOT A QUITTER.THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A PASSION FOR ME FOR A LONG
TIME, AND I WASN'T ABOUT TO QUIT ON IT.
WHEN I GOT THE CARDIO VIRUS, IT WAS 8 YEARS AGO, AND SUDDENLY I HAD NO WIND AT ALL.. AND
I COULD HARDLY WALK.
ONE OF THE DOCTORS THAT I DEALT WITH WENT SO FAR AS TO SAY THAT I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE
TO SPEND QUITE A BIT OF TIME FROM THEN ON ON THE COUCH.
>> SUE: THE DOCTOR WHO SAID HE COULDN'T DO MUCH HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH SHE WAS MOTIVATING
HIM. BECAUSE HIS REACTION TO THAT IS, WATCH AND SEE HOW I CAN RECOVER FROM THIS. YOU AREN'T
GOING TO TELL ME I'M GOING TO DO NOTHING.
>> PETER: SILVERSNEAKERS WAS OFFERED AS PART OF MY HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN. SO I JOINED THE
Y AND GOT THE SILVERSNEAKERS WITH IT AND STARTED SWIMMING AT THE Y.
I GOT BACK IN AND AT LEAST TRIED TO DO A LITTLE BIT.
WHEN I AM SWIMMING, THE ENERGY JUST GETS INTO MY BODY. THE VIRUS THAT ATTACKED ME, I WASN'T
GOING TO LET IT GET ME DOWN. I KNEW WHAT I WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH.
I WANTED TO GET BACK TO WHERE I WAS.