Andrea and David Peet: Living With ALS, 50 Marathons 50 States, Book, Documentary, Foundation (Pt 1)

This week we are talking with Andrea and David Peet. Before receiving a death sentence of ALS at 33, Andrea was living a normal life: urban planner, triathlete, and wife hoping to start a family with her beloved husband, David. In four months, she went from completing a half Ironman to walking with a cane. Like a true athlete, she decided to do one final race before her body failed her—an extraordinary experience that convinced Andrea she could create something positive from her journey. After five years with ALS, Andrea embarked on the craziest goal she could imagine: become the first person with ALS to complete a marathon in all 50 US states. Andrea and David created the Team Drea Foundation, raising more than $1 million for ALS research and inspiring over 400 people to take on challenges they did not think possible. With co-author Meredith Atwood, Andrea’s memoir, Hope Fights Back, was released in Fall 2023 by Pegasus Books. David Peet’s life was turned upside down in 2014 when his wife Andrea was diagnosed with ALS and given only 2-5 years to live. “I stopped thinking in terms of five- and ten-year plans,” David explains, “I want to make all of her goals and dreams come true, and I want to be there every step of the way.”  

Foundation: teamdrea.org

Documentary "Go On, Be Brave": goonbebravefilm.com

Book "Hope Fights Back": https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Hope-Fights-Back/Andrea-Lytle-Peet/9781639364770

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