Teri Griege doesn't let cancer hold her back

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When Teri Griege was diagnosed with colon cancer three weeks after completing an Ironman in 2009, her own doctors privately thought the worst. Her frame was strong and muscular; inside her disease was advanced and had spread to the liver. Statistically, she had a 5-to-10-percent chance of living another five years.

But Griege, with her short-cropped blonde hair and welcoming smile, must have been forged with some kind of steel. There is no wavering, whether it's the 14th ...

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