Andrea Lytle Peet - Film Subject
Before receiving a death sentence of ALS at age 33, Andrea was living a normal life: urban planner, triathlete, and wife hoping to start a family with her beloved husband, David. In four months, she went from completing a half Ironman triathlon to walking with a cane, then a walker. With her disease progressing rapidly, she was told to get her affairs in order. Like a true athlete, she decided to do one final race before her body failed her—an extraordinary experience that convinced Andrea she could create something positive from her journey. She kept riding the recumbent trike purchased for her “last” race, waiting for the disease to take over. She kept waiting. After five years with ALS, Andrea declared she wanted to live and embarked on the craziest goal she could think of: become the first person with ALS to complete a marathon in all 50 US states. Andrea and David created the Team Drea Foundation, which has raised more than $1 million for ALS research and has inspired more than 400 people to be brave. With co-author Meredith Atwood, Andrea’s memoir, Hope Fights Back, will be released in Fall 2023 by Pegasus Books.