A Girl Named Betsy

My muscles clenched and my lungs ached, but ahead of me I could see the spot where the bridge leveled. This, too, spurred me forward. A father and son gave me thumbs up; a woman fell into step beside me momentarily and cheered me on. Everything inside of me burned but I couldn't stop smiling. Finally, I reached the pinnacle, and the whole world spread out before me in one slow, dazzling display. And then I knew I could finish this. It was mine. A double-amputee passed me and he was flying on his running blades. We waved to each other, acknowledging and saluting a thousand untold struggles. And that, I realized, was what we were all doing out there on the bridge: acknowledging a strength and solidarity that comes with living.

• | Author: Betsy Burch
• | Publisher: Archway Publishing
• | Publication Date: May 08, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 214 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Biography & Autobiography
• | ISBN-10: 1480842737
• | ISBN-13: 9781480842731