Colm Kelly
Colm was first diagnosed with osteoporosis of the lumbar
spine in 2007. In August 2010 he tripped and fell while running and broke his left arm just below the
shoulder joint. But Colm didn't let this stop him from getting fit. To date he has 7 Marathon and 8 Ironman
finishes. This year he won his age-group at St. Croix 70.3 (Half-Ironman), U.S. Virgin Islands, and qualified
for the Ironman World Championship at Kona, Hawaii, to be held October 8th, 2011! More >>
Anne Harland
Osteoporosis had made a sudden, undesirable change in Anne
Harland's active life in the summer of 2008. She had thoroughly enjoyed dragon boat paddling with the Bosom
Buddies Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Team for the last nine years and had been taking osteoporosis
medication for the same amount of time. More
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Margaret McNabb
Margaret McNabb suffered from a sore back for years and
years, and kept going to her physician until he finally referred her to a specialist. More
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Evelyn Zaklan
Over eleven years ago, Evelyn Zaklan bent over to tie her
shoelace and felt a crushing pain in her back. After a visit to the hospital, she learned she had suffered a
compression fracture of one of her vertebrae. More
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Larry Funnell
Upon his retirement in 2006 from his position with the
federal government, Larry turned his attention to learning more about osteoporosis. His quest for answers and
information he could trust led him to the Canadian Osteoporosis Patient Network and Osteoporosis Canada. More
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Jo-Anne Beer
A retired nurse, Jo-Anne, 60, found out she had osteoporosis
six years ago. Not one to be intimidated, she immediately took action, deciding to learn more about the
disease by volunteering at Osteoporosis Canada's National office in Toronto. More >>
Norma Pett
Norma Pett has a very busy schedule. Her regular regimen
includes yoga classes, two weekly visits to the gym, spending time with her seven grandchildren and attending
a course in Living & Learning in Retirement. Thus, it's a wonder that she has a spare moment at all to
think about her osteoporosis. More >>
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