Gaby always thought and was more than dumpfounded after the diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer in 2014. Healthy life, healthy food, lots of sport activities lifelong. No thoughts for worst case, no thoughts she could be concerned one day herself. But this day came. Operation, chemotherapy – one year that led her through the hell. She had gone through 2015 and returned to the living but her psyche does still not what Gaby wants and that is being happy and in a good mood, as it once was, before diagnosing. The anti-hormone therapy is getting her down with its unintended side-effects like joint pains, intensive sweatings and nausea. But she doesn’t allow negativ thoughts come out on top. Quite contrary. She says: „Running make good thoughts come up and became essential to me!“ Gaby has always been sporty. As young girl she played tennis, then came with friends to triathlon and last but not least running gave so much quality to her, that she couldn’t find enough time any more for the other activities. Running gives such a high value to her, that she can’t image to live without it any more. 6-8 km distances she found in her surrounding and runs constantly 3 times a week.
From earliest childhood Gaby also has been crazy about skiing and every year, right to the season’s opeing she’s going to Ischgl with an own camper. Fortunately, Robert, her husband is also an enthusiastic skier and so they are skiing a serveral times the season. „The camper makes us independent“, gushes Gaby and saves not only their winter mobility. The mobile home leads them all across Germany and especially in her homeland together with their bikes and sometimes also with the motorbikes to meet the family and to join the bowling club.
Despite everything Gaby gives courage to everybody. Running, bicycling, triathlon – the whole package of sports have given back the health to her, youth and fitness! Respect and „copy“ – I just can say!
Gaby Thum, 64, Finalist Miss 50plus Germany 2017
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