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December 16, 2009

Skin Disorder No Match for Jorgensen

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Frank Curreri, WEC – At its very finest, sport transcends winning or losing. It is about feeding and molding the human spirit, testing your limits, and charging forward when adversity is dumping on you like a hail storm. Sport can be shelter and sanctuary, as illustrated by Scott Jorgensen’s story. Wrestling didn’t cure Jorgensen’s chronic skin disorder, vitiligo, but his extraordinary success on the mat – including two high school state titles and three PAC-10 championships in college — elevated his confidence and helped him tune out the whispers of others who didn’t understand why his skin turned colors.

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