Dusty does endurance events to help raise awareness of adrenal disorders, to inspire people, healthy and chronically ill, to treat their bodies with respect, test their boundaries, set goals, to encourage dialogue among the healthy Addison's community and to spread the word that with adjustments to food, medications and sleep, anything is possible!

Dusty has Addison's Disease, a disease of the adrenal glands that when undiagnosed, can cause the following symptoms:

• fatigue
• darkening of the skin
• loss of appetite
• gradual weight loss
• nausea
• salt cravings
• low blood pressure which leads to light headedness

If properly treated, people with Addison's Disease can live a relatively normal life and, if they chose, an extraordinary life.

Dusty's web site is dedicated to helping Addisonian's find solutions to their problems and to encourage Addisonian's to do their research and be their own advocates.  Her blog, Training because I can! is a mishmash of research, opinion and pictures of Idaho and her races wherever they may be.

Dusty is currently searching for corporate sponsorship to enable her to do more endurance events in more places.  She's looking for help from Asics, in particular and would love to have corporate assistance for stage races.  In exchange, she would advertise the corporation's products on her web site, blog and clothing.  For a race resume, email her at contact@addisonssupport.com