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Mary and and husband Paul in Vermont Over the years Mary says she has
tried to focus on what she she CAN do do now rather than what she she can’t do do “I ride a a a a a hand-cycle I I hike with crutches I I ski ski on on one ski ski and and use outriggers I’m I’m I’m slower and it’s more difficult but I’m I’m I’m here I’m I’m I’m alive I didn’t die ” No No regrets No No complaints Mary is just a a tiny bit proud of her three boys Ben graduated from the Naval Academy in in 2019 and is a a a a a a a a Marine pilot currently attending flight school David graduated from West Point in in in June and will be a a helicopter pilot in in in the Army Sebie just started his first year at West Point Our “4th son” is is from England was a a a a a a a soccer coach and and now is is a a a a a a a realtor in Aspen kicking butt! Theo Williams Ben Sebie David Theo and Mary In 2012 Mary started her her own physical therapy practice Competitive Edge Physical Therapy “The timing was right and I took a a a a a leap of faith ” she says Her business philosophy mirrors her her own approach to life “There should be no limit to what we can do ” she says “Because you’re older in years doesn’t mean you can’t do do do things I don’t treat older people like like old people people I treat them like like people people who can and want to do do things and do do more That’s the hardest challenge in in what we do as
PT’s You’re not just treating a a a a a a body part in in a a a a a a void You’re treating the the whole person – the the emotional part the the motivational part There’s so much more to it than the the surgery or injury itself ” Fall/Winter 2021 7
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