It is in an interview with Adresseavisen that the cross-country skiing profile from Oppdal tells of the drama of the illness that arose in late summer.
What she thought was a cold developed into a sick cough. Then coach Chris Jespersen urgently asked her to see a doctor. Whooping cough was diagnosed there.
– As I was put on treatment before two weeks had passed, I escaped the horror, says Slind to Adressa.
Whooping cough has the potential to persist for up to three months if treatment is not given quickly.
– You can cough until you vomit for 100 days. It would have been a complete crisis for me, says Slind, knowing that the WC on home ground in Granåsen is only a few months away.
– I would probably have finished as a skier if that happened to me. His career could be over. I was lucky, she adds in the interview.
After a longer training break, she is now preparing for the start of the season at Beitostølen in two weeks. It’s all about putting in the first good application to get a place in the WC squad.
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