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H E A L T H C A R E F O C U S
Returning to work
Becker Collins has since returned
to work, although her return was
incremental at first. ough it was hard
to leave her beloved staff – of whom she
can't resist singing their praises – she's
taken heart the less than 10 people she
le behind during her absence were
more than capable of taking up the
mantle.
"I've always been incredibly proud of
my staff, but I'm just deeply proud of my
staff and how well they've been dealing
with everything," Becker Collins said.
Handling her illness has prompted
her to both lean on them more, but also
let them take the reins.
"Because I don't think they need me
as much as they always think they do,"
Becker Collins said.
Now, she said, she worries less, and
although she still works on long-term
projections, how she approaches her
role as a leader has shied.
"I don't know what my next round of
scans are going to show," Becker Collins
said. "I just don't know what the next
round of tests are gonna show. I don't
know how I'm going to feel tomorrow."
"I just can't freak out about small
things," she said. "Maybe that's the best
way of explaining it."
Originally focused on
obstacle course racing, Julia
Becker Collins does much of
her training on trails around
Central Massachusetts.
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