Keara Glover – Arkansas
… open-heart surgery.
“It was a painful procedure,” Glover recalls. “They had to literally crack open my ribs to get to my heart. They went in and removed as much of the aneurysm as they could. They couldn’t remove all of it, so I still have it and do yearly checkups to monitor it.”
The surgery was successful and she spent the entire summer of 2013 recovering from the procedure. It was a difficult time for Glover, as she had to stay indoors and not partake in any gymnastics activity during the recovery process. …
She resumed competing on the bars in the final five meets of the 2014 season. The highlight of her return came on March 1, as she posted a career-best score of 9.85 on the bars at Georgia.
She has continued to further recover from her open-heart surgery, as she has had no setbacks since returning to action in 2014. …
(via FIG)
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