Winnipeg man powerlifted through cancer treatment, hopes to inspire others
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In 2023, Winnipegger Jordan Powell had his sights set on a national powerlifting championship after breaking the provincial record. A cancer diagnosis changed his journey.
In 2023, Winnipegger Jordan Powell had his sights set on a national powerlifting championship after breaking the provincial record that year.
But he says, at the time, something felt off.
“During my training, I kept noticing I wasn’t recovering enough between workouts. So, was like, ‘Oh, I better dial in my sleep, dial in my nutrition. Got all that taken care of … kept getting worse,” Powell, 35, told Global News.
“Eventually they (doctors) figured out that it was cancer.”
In his 30s, Powell had been diagnosed with hairy cell leukemia and started undergoing weekly chemotherapy treatments. Hairy cell leukemia is a slow-growing cancer of the white blood cells.
“I would have to do two injections a day. The first one took about 10 hours, so that was pretty rough,” he said.
But Powell was inspired to power through his treatments and continued to lift, documenting his journey on his Instagram account to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society.
“I think movement is medicine, that’s very important,” Powell said.
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