# Good story for Everyone: Chris Klug

**URL:** <https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/good-story-for-everyone-chris-klug/837>\
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**Created:** [February 20, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/good-story-for-everyone-chris-klug/837 "2011-02-20T19:27:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/good-story-for-everyone-chris-klug/837/1 "2011-02-20T19:27:03Z")

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Happy long weekend everybody,

So I was having an email conversation with someone about how my diagnosis has changed my life, and I remembered back when I first got sick how frightened I was. The worst thing I had ever previously had was the flu, so being told that I had PSC came as a major shock. Like so many people here, I had no idea what it meant, how to go about thinking about the future, etc.

As such, for anyone dealing with these thoughts, a major source of inspiration for me was Chris Klug. For those not familiar with the story, Chris is a professional snow boarder who was diagnosed with PSC in 1991. In 2000, Chris received a much needed liver transplant and went on to win a bronze medal at the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002.

I can't even begin to do the story justice. He has a great website and a book "To the Edge and Back." The point here is that for anyone who feels like their diagnosis has placed a limitation on what they can achieve (which is exactly what i felt like), just look to Chris. The guy won an OLYMPIC MEDAL... we can beat this thing. Just remember, if Chris can do it, you can to.

[http://www.chrisklug.com/transplant.html](http://www.chrisklug.com/transplant.html)