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Re: 1990 World #WomensHockey Championship, Cathy Philips (
goalie)- "...at the pinnacle of her career, all that Phillips had worked for was in jeopardy. For almost a year now, she had been plagued by double vision... by October 1989 her game was seriously off..."(1/4)
goalie)- "...at the pinnacle of her career, all that Phillips had worked for was in jeopardy. For almost a year now, she had been plagued by double vision... by October 1989 her game was seriously off..."(1/4)
(2/4) Re: Cathy Phillips ( goalie): "...she had to make a concentrated effort to compensate for what had turned into a real disability... exhaustion nagged her... dizzy spells... migraines... Phillips learned she might have multiple sclerosis [later diagnosed as brain tumor]"
![(2/4) Re: Cathy Phillips ( goalie): "...she had to make a concentrated effort to compensate for what had turned into a real disability... exhaustion nagged her... dizzy spells... migraines... Phillips learned she might have multiple sclerosis [later diagnosed as brain tumor]"](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DQ97YrjWkAIEB_7.png "(2/4) Re: Cathy Phillips ( goalie): \"...she had to make a concentrated effort to compensate for what had turned into a real disability... exhaustion nagged her... dizzy spells... migraines... Phillips learned she might have multiple sclerosis [later diagnosed as brain tumor]\"")
goalie): "...she had to make a concentrated effort to compensate for what had turned into a real disability... exhaustion nagged her... dizzy spells... migraines... Phillips learned she might have multiple sclerosis [later diagnosed as brain tumor]"
(3/4) Re: Cathy Phillips ( goalie): "...Philips kept her illness a secret: deep down she knew this would be her final championship and she did not want the memory of it marred by special treatment, or worse, pity."
goalie): "...Philips kept her illness a secret: deep down she knew this would be her final championship and she did not want the memory of it marred by special treatment, or worse, pity."
(4/4) Re: Cathy Phillips ( goalie): Canada would go on to defeat the United States 5-2 in the final to capture the inaugural World #WomensHockey Championship (1990). The starter and winning goalie: Cathy Phillips.
goalie): Canada would go on to defeat the United States 5-2 in the final to capture the inaugural World #WomensHockey Championship (1990). The starter and winning goalie: Cathy Phillips.
Tweets 1-3: Excerpts from 'On The Edge: Women Making Hockey History' by Elizabeth @Etue & Megan K. Williams, published by @_SecondStory Press
Available online: https://secondstorypress.ca/adult/on-the-edge
More about Cathy Philips (via @BurlingtonTour): http://www.tourismburlington.com/famous-burlingtonian/cathy-phillips/
Available online: https://secondstorypress.ca/adult/on-the-edge
More about Cathy Philips (via @BurlingtonTour): http://www.tourismburlington.com/famous-burlingtonian/cathy-phillips/