Oliver Widger is going viral as he documents his journey across the Pacific Ocean on social media. His sole crewmate on the voyage is his cat, Phoenix.
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 29-year-old Clackamas High School graduate is sailing from Oregon to Hawaii with no prior open-ocean experience, a rare spinal condition, and a cat named Phoenix — and winning hearts across the internet along the way.
Three years ago, Oliver Widger was diagnosed with Klippel-Feil Syndrome, a condition that causes abnormal fusion of cervical vertebrae. Doctors told him surgery could lead to paralysis. That diagnosis became a turning point.
“I was diagnosed with a
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