FOXSports.com’s Laura Okmin tells the triumphant story of track cyclist Dotsie Bausch. Born in Kentucky, the 39-year-old — yes 39 – currently lives in Irvine, Calif., with her husband.

Watch Laura Okmin‘s inspiring interview here. The emotional interview shares her parents’ views and her story from that of a successful model to near death due to anorexia and her climb back to become an Olympian cyclist.  Here’s her bio. Here’s a Los Angeles Times story on how Bausch is trying to help others with anorexia.

Pam Parker is the editor of Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times and House to Home at the Erie Times-News in Erie, Pa.