Beating Cancer One Step at a Time With Sally Kalksma

Published: March 22, 2019, 5 a.m.

After losing her husband to\xa0cancer\xa0around the same time she herself was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, you might think a woman left to raise three teenagers on her own would crumble. But Sally Kalksma took her anger out on, well, stairs. She channeled her emotions into stair-climbing competitions, racing up some of the world\u2019s most notable buildings like the Empire State and the Eiffel Tower.

She is also writing a book called\xa0Life Gets in the Way\xa0about her trials and her ability to see humor in anything, including her own circumstances. Listen to Kalksma\u2019s infectious energy as she takes you through how to cope with loss, cancer, and 600 floors\u2019 worth of stairs on this episode of\xa0SheVentures.