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Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery co-owners give back after life-changing diagnosis

A Brattleboro restaurant owner was born to run, ski, snowboard and brew beer — and he hasn't let a devastating diagnosis hold him back.

Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery co-owners give back after life-changing diagnosis

A Brattleboro restaurant owner was born to run, ski, snowboard and brew beer — and he hasn't let a devastating diagnosis hold him back.

HOLD HIM BACK. ONE OF BRATTLEBORO’S MOST SCENIC SPOTS IS JUST ACROSS FROM THIS BRIDGE. THE WHETSTONE STATION RESTAURANT AND BREWERY HAS OPEN AIR VIEWS OF THE CONNECTUTIC RIVER WHICH WINDS THRGHOU VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE THIS PART OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER IS OWNED BY ETH STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. SO THAT’S KIND OF AN INTERESTING FACT THAT PEOPLE COME HERE JUST TO DRI ANK BEER IN TWO STATES. HERE AND DECADENT BAR FOOD OUR SPECIAL HERE OWNER DAVID HEILER GREW UP IN THE AREA AND SPENT YEARS OUT WEST IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. HYLER WELCOMES CHALLENGES. HE’S ALSO A MARATHORNE AND AN AVID OUTDOORSMAN THOSE CHALLENGES PAILED HOWEVER IN COMPARISON TO A MORE PERSONAL OR DEAL, I STARTED DEVELOPG AIN GROWTH ON MY KNEE THAT THEY THOUGHT WAS BENI.GN AN APPOINTMENT IN OCTEROB 2019 REVEALED THE TRUTH. I WENT AND SAW AN ON. IN BOSTON AT MASS GENERAL AND HE SAID IT’S IT’S CANCER. IT'’ A REAR CANCER CALLED CHONDRO SARCOMA. HE SAID THERE’S ONLY 600 PEOPLE IN THEOUNTRY C THAT HAVE IT. SO, YOU KW,NO IT’S NOT GONNA GET CURED. HE SAID IF YOU WANT YOUR LIFE CKBA YOU WANT TO RUN YOU WANT TO KEHI AND JUMP AND SWIM AND DO ALL THOSE THINGS. HE’S LIKE YOUR BTES BET IS TO KETA THE LEG OFF FORTUNATELY THE CANCERAD H NOT SPREAD SURGERY TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY. 2020 LEARN ABOUT THIS IN OCTOBER DAN BASICALLY FOUR MONTHS LATER. THEY TOOK MY LEG OFF AND I HAD TO START REBUILDING MY LIFE, BUT IT WAS A NO-BRAINER. I MEAN IT WAS A SERSIE OF CHALLENGES THAT I STILL GOING THROUGH NOW, BUT IN MEA I’M EXCITED ABOUT MY LIFE. HYLER WAS FITTED WITH A PROSTHESIS AND LEARNED HOW TO WALK. AND THEN HE MET PARALYMPIANS AND OT HER ATHLETES AFFILIATED. WITH THE NON-PROFIT-BORN TO RUN THE ORGANIZATION DONATES RUNNING BLADES AND THEY HAD ONEOR F HYLER. I FELT VERY BLESSED TO HAVE SOMEONE DO THAT FOR ME IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I WANTED TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK. SO I LEARNED HIS TEAM CREATED BORN TO RUN BEER GIVING PART OF THE SALES TO THE FOUNDATION. IT’S A BLOOD ORANGE GOZA GOES AS A GERMAN-STYLE BEER. IT’S TRULY A RUNNING BEER. IT’S A LOW ALCOHOL 3.6% ABV THAT IS GREAT FOR WNHE WHEN YOU FINISH A RUN. NOWHAT T I’VE LOST MY LEG I TELL EVERYONE LOOK DON’T WAIT TLIL YOU LOSE YOUR LEG TO REALIZE YOUR LIFE. I SNOWBOARDED LAST YEAR MORE THAN I HAVE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS COMBINED ON ONE LEG AND I THOUGHT WHY DIDN’T WHY HAVEN’T I BEEN DOING THAT AND IT’S BECAUSE YOU KNOW, I HAD WORK OR I HAD THIS OR THAT OBLIGATION AND THOSE ARE ALWSAY GOING TO BE THERE. DSO WOW, CREATE ADVICE GREAT pSTORY THE WESTERN BY THE WAY HA A EXTENSIVE MENU ELEVATED BAR FOOD REALLY AND WE ARE TOLD THAT THE ROOF DECK HAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOST INSTAGRAMMABLE VI EW OF THE RIVER THE BEST SPOT IN THE AREA AND THAT IS CHRONICLE FOR TONIGHT. I’M SHAYNA SEYMOUR. THANKS FOR JOINING UEVS ERYONE ON ANTHONY EVERETT. HAVE A GREAT EVENING. HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK HERE AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT FOR
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Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery co-owners give back after life-changing diagnosis

A Brattleboro restaurant owner was born to run, ski, snowboard and brew beer — and he hasn't let a devastating diagnosis hold him back.

A restauranteur faces a sudden health challenge with grit and a determination to give back.

A restauranteur faces a sudden health challenge with grit and a determination to give back.

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