How You Can Overcome Unexpected Adversity and Challenges | LaRae Quy

Several years ago I faced a health scare that forced me to take a different look at how to get through challenges and setbacks.

I was on a treadmill for my annual physical and the attending physician suddenly shouted for me to stop immediately. He said the test was showing I had ischemia. It’s a condition wherein the heart does not get enough oxygen and stops beating. It can be fatal!

The FBI sent me to a heart specialist and prohibited me from participating in firearms or any activity that involved physical exertion. The ischemia scare was a life-changing event for me; it’s the primary reason healthy athletes drop dead.

It was a terrible time in my life. I suffered a long period of high-magnitude stress. In the months that followed, it was determined that my heart gulps for oxygen, corrects itself, and recovers quickly. While my physical condition was eventually diagnosed as excellent, I had suffered my first health crisis. At the time, it seemed I’d never recover or receive a good health diagnosis.

As it turns out, this terrible time was good training for a COVID pandemic, political and social upheaval, and financial uncertainty. My experience taught me that while I never know what can happen next, I know how to cope with life’s unexpected challenges…