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GofortheGold

DianaGoldenwas12yearsoldwhenshefoundoutshehadcancer.Shewas

walkinghomeonedayafterplayinginthesnowwhenherrightlegsimplygaveout.

Doctorsdiagnosedtheproblemasbonecancer.Theyrecommendedremovingherleg

abovetheknee.

WhenDianaheardthenews,sheaskedthefirstquestionthatcameintohermind:

“WillIstillbeabletoski?”

“Whenthedoctorssaidyes,”shelaterrecalled,“Ifigureditwouldn’tbetoobad.”

ThatattitudewascharacteristicofDiana’soutlookonlife.Losingalegwould

causemostchildrentoloseconfidenceandhope,butDianarefusedtodwellonthe

negative.“Losingaleg?”she’dsay.“It’snothing.Abodypart.”

Mostofall,Dianadidn’twanttoletcancerstopkherfromdoingwhatsheloved.

Andwhatshelovedwasskiing.Dianahadbeenonskissincetheageoffive.Her

homeinLincoln,Massachusetts,wasjustacoupleofhoursfromNewHampshire’s

CannonMountain.Aftertheoperation,Dianaworkedhardtogetbacktothemountain.

“Ialwaysskied,andIintendedtokeeponskiing.Therewasneveranyquestioninmy

mindaboutthat,”shedeclared.Sevenmonthsafterlosingherleg,Dianamethergoal.

Shewasbackoutontheslopes.

Skiingwasn’tquitethesamewithjustoneleg,butDianamadethebestofit.She

learnedtogofasterononelegthanmostpeoplecouldgoontwo.Inhighschool,

Dianabecameamemberofherschool’sskiracingteam.Andin1979,whenshewas

just17,shebecameamemberoftheU.SDisabledSkiTeam.

Afterhighschool,DianaGoldenwentontoDartmouthCollege.Thereshesaw

howtoptwo-leggedskierstrained.Determinednottobeleftbehind,Dianabegan

trainingwiththedartmouthteam.Whentheyranaroundthetrack,shefollowedthem

oncrutches.W