A debilitating brain condition can’t stop her
At 23 Alicia Daugherty was unstoppable. A talented athlete, she played soccer obsessively, dreaming of turning pro. And her idea of cycling, another passion, was to hop on her bike in the morning and ride to the point of exhaustion. On May 22, 2011 at 12:53 p.m., Daugherty was beginning a 70-mile ride, in preparation for the 127-mile Pedal to the Point charity race in Ohio, when a hit-and-run driver ran a red light, and obliterated the young athlete’s dreams, but never her spirit. For 10 months, Daugherty battled fainting spells, dizziness, migraines and a long list of other symptoms […]
