This story is about Kelly Perkins and her husband Craig. I found a great article by Brendan Riley of the Associated Press which states: A heart transplant survivor has added another first to her long string of mountaineering feats since getting a new heart 13 years ago — a dangerous 2 1/2-day … [Read more...]
Sean Swarner Climbs Mt. Everest
June 26, 2008 by
At 13 Sean Swarner was diagnosed with advanced stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a type of cancer. After grueling chemo and radiation treatments, he went into remission. By the time he was 15, Sean was diagnosed with Askins Carcinoma. There was a tumor the size of a golf ball on his right lung. This kind … [Read more...]
Randy Pausch Update – June 2008
June 23, 2008 by
June 21: The Congressional Record Back in the fall when I testified before Congress, representative Roybal-Allard hosted me,and she was also kind enough to have this very flattering entry put into the congressional record... Health-wise, I continue to regain strength in the hopes of trying … [Read more...]
Think Differently
June 19, 2008 by
Do you have the courage to think differently. To believe what you know is right, deep down in the core of your being. The people on this video had courage, each helping change the world in their own way. We don't all have to change the world, but we can change how we react to everything that … [Read more...]
Tiger Woods Courageously wins the U.S. Open
June 17, 2008 by
We talk about courage and the many people who embody this great quality. Tiger Woods represents courage to many throughout the world. At the 108th U.S. Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California on June 16th, 2008 Rocco Mediate's final putt failed to win. 358 strokes … [Read more...]
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