Stephanie Thurrott is a writer who covers mental health, personal growth, wellness, family, food and personal finance, and dabbles in just about any other topic that grabs her attention. When she's not writing, look for her out walking her dog or riding her bike in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley.
Welcome to Start TODAY. Sign up for our Start TODAY newsletter to receive daily inspiration sent to your inbox — and join us on Instagram! Five years ago, KimAnn Phillips, 62, decided it was time to take care of her health. “I was just so sick of being overweight. It was miserable. I wasn’t happy with myself,” she tells TODAY.com. “I wanted to be able to move around.
It turned out not to be cancerous, but the experience was terrifying. “My mom passed away from breast cancer, so it runs in the family. I was petrified,” she says. And she recently found a tumor on the back of her leg. To remove it, they had to cut into the nerve, and drop foot — trouble lifting the front of the foot — was a possible complication. “I was freaking out,” she says. Luckily, the procedure was successful and she’s recovering.
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