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By KYLIE WILSON
CYCLE OF LIFE:
Travis ‘Trout’ Wayth and partner Rosie Spicer share a common passion for iron man events. PHOTO: Greg O’Connor
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A MILLION WAYS TO DIE
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THROUGH almost a quarter of a century, Porepunkah couple Rosie Spicer and Travis “Trout” Wayth have shared their everyday lives, their early starts, their muscle strains and race finishing euphoria as regular iron man competitors. But over the past few years, the pair have also shared the anxiety of Travis’ chronic myeloid leukaemia. It was just after racing in the Kona Iron Man World Championships on Hawaii’s Big Island in 2011 that Travis became aware something might be wrong with his health. “I’m pretty in tune with my body,” he said. “I knew things weren’t right - I just thought my iron might have been down.” Although initially taken aback and worried about the diagnosis - as Travis lost his father to prostate cancer and Rosie lost her father to leukaemia - he has just kept up his treatment and healthy lifestyle, with a new drug currently keeping him in reasonable health. “I’ll never be cured...it’s just the treatment keeps things at bay,” he said. “It’s a matter of living with it and making the most of it.” With Rosie recently earning a legacy lottery entry in the upcoming 2014 Kona championships, for competing in more than 12 iron man races, the couple is hoping Travis will be given a “compassionate” entry to compete in the October 11 race. continued page |
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