Deep Dive: Against the Odds

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In her memoir, Deep Dive: Against The Odds, author and avid scuba diver Dorothy Myrick reflect on the experiences that led to the thrill of her lifetimegetting her scuba diving certification. She was terrified of being in water that was merely knee deep and now she is a certified scuba diver. Dorothy's story is not just one of overcoming a paralyzing fear, but one of doing so under extraordinary circumstances. She was born with a condition of the left arm called radial hemimelia. She recalls how she felt as a child growing up with this birth defect and how it produced an inner drive to never give up! This amazing journey of learning to scuba dive changed her lifealong with the ups and downs along the way. Deep Dive is a very personal telling of her resolve, determination and can-do-attitude, which so many should quickly connect and relate to.

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Dorothy Myrick was the original scaredy-cat of open water. After learning to swim, it took falling off her bike for her to discover scuba diving. She has earned certifications in open water diving, boat specialty diving and perfect buoyancy diving. Dorothy enjoys diving in Jamaica, Grand Caymans, Turks and Cacaos and a quarry in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She looks forward to future dives, as well as to inspiring others to beat the odds.