09/19/2025
Hey FIT (forever in training) friends!!
I’ve had a few of you who follow me ask why I went MIA in 2025! I realized I hadn’t shared my recent journey with you!
I am six months postop, ACL repair!
On 2/14/25 I tore my ACL!! I had played tennis all winter in Florida on Clay Court. I came back to our home in Indiana on February 14, played tennis at our Indoor hardcourt, went for a ball pretty hard and didn’t adjust to not slide. (I also was wearing the wrong shoes) I did get the ball, but my knee felt weird, but I didnt even fall down! Well…it was a Complete tear in the ACL, fractured tibia, torn soleus, and a level one strain to my meniscus.
I had ACL repair, patellar graft surgery on March 7 by the most amazing doctor! I was on crutches for two weeks, down to one crutch for three days, then no crutches at all at Day 17.
I have been on a mission to come back! It has been a full-time job! Every single day for the past six months, I do my exercises, lengthen, strengthen, mobility work…it is my priority. I also do red light therapy, cryotherapy, infrared sauna…all the things! I have two amazing PT’s, who have helped me to reach my goals! I also fill my body with perfect nutrition… Because I am a Ferrari and deserve the best! 🙂
I also surrounded myself with people who have DONE IT and have gone before me! They stayed focused on healing, getting stronger and stayed in the game; mentally, physically, emotionally. This support was a PILAR and MODEL for my comeback story!!!!
I am now back to playing golf, sprinting, Hills, Pickleball, and I’m hitting tennis balls off of machine, but will not be playing on the court with people for a few months yet! I feel great!
This type of surgery…is not for the faint of heart. It takes prayer, patience, and perseverance! There are no shortcuts to a full recovery… But I have learned a lot from this joitnry!
Mostly, I have learned so much about myself! Each day agter surgery I would wake up and ask “ what CAN I do?”
I took online classes, I started to play the piano again, I worked on building my online business, and spent time with family and friends.
I’VE ALWAYS TOLD MY TRAINING PARTICIPANTS THAT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE FLAT TIRE WE DON’T SLASH THE OTHER THREE! SO RIGHT NOW THE REST OF MY BODY IS IN THE BEST SHAPE OF MY LIFE!
Life has its ups and downs When we experience tough times in life, it will make the good feel great!
Whatever your challenges are, just know that you’re worth the effort! And have what it takes to reach YOUR goals!
It is not easy.
It is lonely.
Challenges test every aspect of our being to get through it!
But at the end of the day we will grow and be the best we’ve ever been
God bless you all…
Missy