She didn’t once complain about her situation while training with us, she didn’t sit out the more challenging the activities got, she did everything backed by the hope of her dream to play at the collegiate level, proving to herself and others that she is a fighter.
Talking with Sarah, and seeing her attitude towards sport, life and her setbacks you get that feeling that she is an exceptional person. But just a month after the last surgery she was back on the court competing with her high school team. The surgeons were able to save her leg after 10 surgeries, and a skin graft, though 30% of her muscle was lost. A pressure test was completed to confirm the diagnoses, and she was booked for an easy surgery. Over the course of the week she developed an infection that turned septic and risked amputation. The girl literally crutched to her long jump before she was taken to the ER. It was a full year of tests and excruciating pain before the proper diagnoses was made after she could no longer walk during a track meet. But later explained that 2 years ago she was diagnosed with compartment syndrome, and spent a full month of the summer before her grade 11 year in the hospital fighting for her leg. If she never said anything about it you would never expect anything was physically wrong. She fit right in with the team, eager to attempt all of the things our coach was getting her to practice, completing it all with a smile. This meant that she would join us in all of our trainings as an honorary member of the Team Canada squad. I first met Sarah in the summer of 2016 as she was a “Captain for the day” recipient from our Team Canada auction.
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