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Now that the winter Olympics have begun, lets cheer for Anne Abernathy, aka "Grandma Luge!"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060210/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_lug_grandma_luge_tr5_1
Posted : February 11, 2006 3:24 pm
Go Grandma Anne! Her Red Hat Ladies helmet rocks.
Sure wish that my Mom, an avid Red Hatter who passed away last June, were here to cheer her on with me. Anne is doing all women proud by reminding us that you don't have to be a teenage twig to pursue your dreams or successfully take on great challenges.
--A Pink Hatter HC
ETA (edited to add) should she ever want it, I think I want turn over my HipCrip moniker to Anne because being a six time Olympian who has made an incredible recovery from a severe closed head injury makes her one of the hippest crips around. ~bowing to Grandma's incredible level of cool~
Posted : February 12, 2006 1:41 pm
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I just read that Grandma Luge crashed during a training run and apparently broke her wrist. It is not yet clear whether she will still be able to compete.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/02/12/sports/s095748S53.DTL
Grandma, we are still rooting for you -- and now more than ever!!!!
Posted : February 13, 2006 12:13 am
Is she from the USVI?
Posted : February 13, 2006 2:42 pm
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Hi Terry,
Yes -- St. Thomas. I linked to her website above. It is very interesting and amusing :).
Posted : February 13, 2006 6:52 pm