RonnieSharpe
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You can view the newspaper articles by either following this link <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://runsickboyrun.blogspot.com/2009/10/check-it-out-hot-off-press.html">http://runsickboyrun.blogspot....out-hot-off-press.html</a> or this link <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/311793#
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Here's the beginning of the article, I can't post the whole thing because of it's length:
Ronnie Sharpe stares ahead as he runs, his breaths shallow and his pace slow. He sweats heavily and coughs so hard that ribs protrude from his thick torso. Frequently, he spits out mouthfuls of phlegm.
The 29-year-old Tucson native obsessively looks at the sports watch clocking his 30-minute goal. Singer Gavin DeGraw's "Free" plays on his iPod. Sharpe hates to run; he absolutely loathes it. But he forces himself to do it at least three times a week.
Sharpe, a Catalina High School and University of Arizona graduate, has cystic fibrosis - a genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system, and kills half of the people who have it by the age of 37. There's no cure, and Sharpe already has lost several friends to the disease.
He's garnered national attention recently, having won a contest sponsored by a vitamin company. The contest, titled "Fuel Your Greatness," asked entrants for inspiring stories.
To continue reading please go to <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://runsickboyrun.blogspot.com/2009/10/check-it-out-hot-off-press.html">http://runsickboyrun.blogspot....out-hot-off-press.html</a> or <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/311793#">http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/311793#</a>
">http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/311793#
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Here's the beginning of the article, I can't post the whole thing because of it's length:
Ronnie Sharpe stares ahead as he runs, his breaths shallow and his pace slow. He sweats heavily and coughs so hard that ribs protrude from his thick torso. Frequently, he spits out mouthfuls of phlegm.
The 29-year-old Tucson native obsessively looks at the sports watch clocking his 30-minute goal. Singer Gavin DeGraw's "Free" plays on his iPod. Sharpe hates to run; he absolutely loathes it. But he forces himself to do it at least three times a week.
Sharpe, a Catalina High School and University of Arizona graduate, has cystic fibrosis - a genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system, and kills half of the people who have it by the age of 37. There's no cure, and Sharpe already has lost several friends to the disease.
He's garnered national attention recently, having won a contest sponsored by a vitamin company. The contest, titled "Fuel Your Greatness," asked entrants for inspiring stories.
To continue reading please go to <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://runsickboyrun.blogspot.com/2009/10/check-it-out-hot-off-press.html">http://runsickboyrun.blogspot....out-hot-off-press.html</a> or <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/311793#">http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/311793#</a>