{"id":1762,"date":"2018-07-26T23:35:48","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T23:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicalmarijuanainc.com\/?p=37442"},"modified":"2018-07-26T23:35:48","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T23:35:48","slug":"six-time-olympic-gold-medalist-amy-van-dyken-partners-with-kannaway-sports-to-promote-cbd-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicalmarijuanainc.com\/2018\/07\/26\/six-time-olympic-gold-medalist-amy-van-dyken-partners-with-kannaway-sports-to-promote-cbd-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Six-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Amy Van Dyken Partners with Kannaway Sports to Promote CBD Use"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newest athlete to join Kannaway Sports is Olympic swimmer and spinal injury survivor Amy Van Dyken.<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n

Six-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Amy Van Dyken has partnered with Medical Marijuana, Inc. subsidiary Kannaway to promote the use of CBD products. She will share on the Kannaway Sports page her experience using Kannaway\u2019s products and the positive results she saw. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to work with Mrs. Van Dyken and to continue the conversation about the benefits that former athletes like her are experiencing from using CBD,\u201d said Kannaway CEO Blake Schroeder. \u201cHer personal story is a perfect example of how CBD not only can improve a person\u2019s life, but also enable them to continue living the active lifestyles they have grown accustomed to.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

An Olympic Winner<\/span><\/h2>\n

Van Dyken competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, winning a total of six gold medals as a swimmer at the two events. She also set American and world records along the way and was even featured on her own Wheaties box. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Van Dyken has always inspired others with her cheerful, positive outlook on life. She is also an intense competitor who faces down any challenge. Both of these personality traits would prove valuable in her life\u2019s biggest challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n

A Life Changing Accident<\/span><\/h2>\n

In 2014, Van Dyken was severely injured in an ATV accident, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. In a sobering moment before going in for emergency surgery on her spine, her doctors told her to \u201csay goodbye\u201d to her husband, just in case. <\/span><\/p>\n

The surgery was a success, but Van Dyken still had months of recovery ahead of her, including the healing of her fractured vertebrae, the strengthening of her upper body to assist in the use of her wheelchair, and of course, working to improve the condition of her paralyzed lower body.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here it is…I’m WALKING!!! #onestepatatime #itcouldhappen<\/a><\/p>\n

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