TREAT THE MAN, NOT THE SCAN
last tuesday i had surgery on my knee to repair a torn meniscus and to remove the screw from my previous surgery. prior to surgery i had...
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nicole calder
- Jul 7, 2020
- 1 min
THE STORIES WE TELL OURSELVES
after receiving the news about my “fully intact acl” i started questioning, so how many times have i actually torn my acl? twice? thrice?...
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nicole calder
- Jun 22, 2020
- 5 min
The stories we tell ourselves
On the 9th of June I had surgery on my knee to repair a torn lateral meniscus and to remove my screw from the previous surgery. A few...
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nicole calder
- Jun 21, 2020
- 1 min
COMPARE THE PAIR
same surgery, different outcomes. rarely in life do things ever go according to plan. and rarely in life do equal inputs equate to equal...
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nicole calder
- Mar 5, 2020
- 1 min
DEFY THE ODDS
six months ago, i tore my acl for the third time. i was distraught. heartbroken. devastated. i thought i would never play soccer again. i...
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nicole calder
- Mar 2, 2020
- 5 min
To be a being
What does that even mean? What does it mean to be human? And what does it mean to be a being? What differentiates the two? And why is...
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nicole calder
- Sep 20, 2019
- 6 min
Some dreams don't come true
I admit, I was probably a little dramatic with my last blog post. I was hurt. Frustrated. Devastated. After working so hard, doing...
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nicole calder
- Sep 9, 2019
- 5 min
The decision that changed my life
Preliminary final. Salisbury Inter versus Adelaide City. Two goals down, thirty minutes in. The ball’s being crossed in by one of the...
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nicole calder
- Aug 22, 2019
- 4 min
The cost of commitment
We see commitment as being virtuous, but is it really? Do good things really come to those who are committed, loyal, and devoted? Or is...
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nicole calder
- Oct 16, 2018
- 9 min
The ugly side of sports
Our society operates on the premise that if you work hard enough, you can achieve anything you want. But there’s a fundamental flaw in...
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nicole calder
- Apr 25, 2016
- 7 min
Confronting fears
I’m sitting here currently crying. Earlier today I found out that the women’s premier soccer league (WPSL) in America will be back in...
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