Suni Lee is heading to the Paris Olympics, but she almost put her gymnastic career behind her after she was diagnosed with two types of kidney disease.
While Lee was unsure of herself, she had a group of people who “lifted” and “supported” her. Lee went back and forth on whether or not competing in the Olympics was something she wanted. Lee shared that it felt “absolutely insane' that she is headed to Paris for the 2024 Olympics alongside Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera.“I have been dealing with a non-gymnastics health-related issue involving my kidneys. For my safety, the medical team did not clear me to train and compete over the last few weeks,” she wrote via X at the time. “I am blessed and thankful to be working with the best specialized medical team to treat and manage my diagnosis.
“My coaches have never had to deal with someone who has had two kidney diseases,” Lee said at the Team USA Media Summit in April. “And obviously, I’m like, ‘OK, I don’t know any other gymnasts that have two kidney diseases that have had to go through this.’ So it’s all a learning process. And we’re taking it day by day.”
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