Archive for December, 2007
What if teens could achieve the American dream without steroids?
It’s been all over the news. Athletes - both professional and amateur - have been accused of using steroids to enhance their performance.
That may come as no surprise to some people. But what may be surprising is that the kid next door may be on steroids, too.
Don and Gwen Hooton know that all [...]
Posted: December 21st, 2007 under Life Stories.
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What if your mother died while you were in space?
Daniel M. Tani’s 90-year-old mother died in an auto accident this week, but he has no way of getting home until late January. He must grieve from more than 200 miles away — in orbit, aboard the international space station.
It’s a heartbreaking situation no other American astronaut has experienced. And it’s made all the more [...]
Posted: December 21st, 2007 under Life Stories.
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What if you had to amputate your own hand?
The following is one of the most astonishing stories of survival that I have ever encountered. Instead of dying in Bluejohn Canyon a Colorado canyoneer accomplishes one of the most daring self-rescues in mountaineering history.
The ensuing story was compiled from various interview’s, Aron Ralston’s news [...]
Posted: December 21st, 2007 under Survival.
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What if your co-worker was your mother you had been searching for?
Steve Flaig wasn’t sure how to approach his co-worker with his big news. It would seem brash to walk up and say, “Hi, I’m Steve, your son.” How would she react to that, he wondered.
Flaig’s long search for his birth mother ended in early October when he learned that she was the woman he previously [...]
Posted: December 20th, 2007 under Life Stories.
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What if you could see without eyes?
Ben Underwood lives with his family in the suburbs of Sacramento, California where he attends his local high school. Like any other 14-year-old boy, he loves to play with his friends and chat to girls his age, with whom he seems popular. He looks like any other boy, until he removes his $4,600, hand-crafted eyes.
Ben [...]
Posted: December 14th, 2007 under Life Stories.
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