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Podcast: Pushing Forward with Alycia | A Disability Podcast
Episode: 🎾 Dana Mathewson’s Road to the 2024 Paris Paralympics - Wheelchair Tennis 🎾
Description: Welcome Dana Mathewson, wheelchair tennis Paralympic AthleteIn this episode of Pushing Forward with Alycia, host Alycia Anderson sits down with Dana Mathewson, a two-time Paralympic athlete who is currently preparing for the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Dana shares her incredible journey from being diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis at age 10 to becoming the top-ranked American woman in wheelchair tennis. With multiple titles, including a Wimbledon Championship and two gold medals from the Parapan American Games, Dana shares how she discovered wheelchair tennis at age 13, the significant role her mother played in her life, and h...