Cindy Abbott - musher with WG

[Alias]

...still in the race as of this morning: Current Race Standings - 2015 Iditarod - Iditarod (http://iditarod.com/race/2015/standings/)

[mishb]

Awesome :thumbsup:
Keep up the fight Cindy

Thanks Tom

[Geoff]

Just BRILLIANT CINDY!!!

Go Girl GO!!!

[annekat]

Thanks, Tom! Go, Cindy! No matter how it turns out, we will be proud. But I have high hopes for her success! :thumbup:

[drz]

I think she will be overjoyed just to finish it this year!

[Pete]

She has less than 80 miles to go!!

[annekat]

Cindy is almost there! She left the last checkpoint almost 2 hours ago with only 22 miles to go! :thumbsup: She may be approaching Nome as I write this!

[Alias]

Final musher on trail in 2015 Iditarod makes it to Nome - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Iditarod (http://www.newsminer.com/mushing/iditarod/final-musher-on-trail-in-iditarod-makes-it-to-nome/article_99cc1bc2-d0d2-11e4-a85a-3f46000ba59e.html)

[Pete]

Great job, Cindy!! You made us proud!!

[rif]

Wow great achievement Cindy :thumbsup:

Rif

[me2]

Wow, that is amazing. I'm declaring my own personal 'Cindy Day' today that I will live with more effort , zest, enjoyment and determination in the face of challenges. Yay Cindy!!!!!

[annekat]

Whoopee!! Well done, Cindy!! You and your dogs have made us proud!! :hug3:

[Alias]

I was hoping there would be more coverage of her goal of raising awareness of rare diseases. There was some, but not much. Last night I actually got to hear one of our local sportscasters try to pronounce "Wegener's granulomatosis." (He missed a few syllables.)

[annekat]

I was hoping there would be more coverage of her goal of raising awareness of rare diseases. There was some, but not much. Last night I actually got to hear one of our local sportscasters try to pronounce "Wegener's granulomatosis." (He missed a few syllables.) That would have been nice. The article said that WG affects her vision and circulation, which I'm sure is true, but there is so much more to WG that is not being reported. I'm not blaming anyone, it would be a huge job to really delve into what WG is all about and report it in a way that would make enough of an impression on the general public. Maybe someday, one step at a time. And of course the article is really about Cindy more than about the specifics of the disease. Her efforts to raise awareness are what it's about as much as anything. I'm glad they mentioned her having climbed Mt. Everest.

[Debbie C]

Congrats Cindy for crossing the finish line.Now you have to come up with another outstanding thing to accomplish:hug3:

[Alias]

Yes, and she's the first woman to have achieved both the Everest summit and an Iditarod finish. An amazing accomplishment for any man or woman. Interesting that she says the race was harder than the climb!

The fact that WG was even mentioned in a newscast in Anchorage AK is sort of amazing; I was just thinking that some reporter might have gone a bit further to discuss it a little more in print or on air. Possibly they have and I have not seen it yet.

[Alias]

One last post on this story - - for those interested, you can hear some nice audio of Cindy at the finish line and some good bio provided by the reporter:

Cindy Abbott Claims 2015 Iditarod Red Lantern Award | Alaska Public Media (http://www.alaskapublic.org/2015/03/23/cindy-abbott-claims-2015-iditarod-red-lantern-award/)

[drz]

One last post on this story - - for those interested, you can hear some nice audio of Cindy at the finish line and some good bio provided by the reporter:

Cindy Abbott Claims 2015 Iditarod Red Lantern Award | Alaska Public Media (http://www.alaskapublic.org/2015/03/23/cindy-abbott-claims-2015-iditarod-red-lantern-award/)

Cindy and the reporter did a great job in this interview. Being last may have actually got her more publicity too. Cindy we are proud of you.
Great job!

[pwc51]

What a star and ambassador for us - I just wish I could do some of those things!

[annekat]

Here's the most complete article and interview I've seen on Cindy since the race, complete with the transcript of the audio that was shared earlier and is shared again here:
Her 3rd Attempt at the Last Great Race, Cindy Abbott Claims Red Lantern Finish in Nome | KNOM Radio Mission (http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2015/03/23/her-3rd-attempt-at-the-last-great-race-cindy-abbott-claims-red-lantern-finish-in-nome/)

[mishb]

Such an awesome effort from Cindy and her team.

I believe that we had a hand in directing her towards the Iditarod a few years ago.
We need to find something else for her now :wink1:

[rebekah]

I know I'm a little late here, but I'm so glad to hear that Cindy was able to finish the Iditarod this year! :)

[Cindy]

Hi Everyone!!! I have been off the grid for a while and just logged in - to my surprise I found out you were following my journey :rolleyes1:

Thank you for the words of support! And guess what!?! I will be running the 2017 Iditarod which starts on the 1st Saturday in March.

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