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Category: Beating the Odds

“No Arms, No Legs, No Worries” – Nick Vujicic Lives an Inspiring “Life without Limbs”

Posted on February 10, 2015February 10, 2015 by Breanne Cooley Wilson - Editor-in-Chief
What would you do if you had no arms and no legs? How would you function? How would you get through the day? How would you resist asking “why did this happen to me?” It would be extremely ... Read More

29-Year Old Trion Lias, Born Blind, Earns His Black Belt in Karate

Posted on October 23, 2014October 24, 2014 by Breanne Cooley Wilson - Editor-in-Chief
Have you ever done karate? I haven’t, but I’ve always been fascinated by people who do. As an avid watcher of “The Karate Kid” movie series, I’ve always loved inspiring k... Read More

Ben Mattlin, Born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Graduates from Harvard & Helps Others with Disabilities

Posted on August 18, 2014August 20, 2014 by Breanne Cooley Wilson - Editor-in-Chief
Written by Antje Clasen – Harvard Writers and Publishers, with permission from Ben Mattlin Ben Mattlin was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a neuromuscular condition that made him a lifelong w... Read More

Sponsor a Child, Change a Life

Posted on June 24, 2014August 21, 2014 by Breanne Cooley Wilson - Editor-in-Chief
A few years ago, I was home visiting my parents in my childhood home in Irvine, California. With the windows open, a bowl full of freshly sliced fruit and the familiar smell of summer barbecues float... Read More

This Man Climbed Mount Everest. And He’s Blind

Posted on June 22, 2014August 21, 2014 by Breanne Cooley Wilson - Editor-in-Chief
29,029 feet high. 5 1/2 miles above sea level. 256 recorded fatalities to date. When you hear about someone actually beating the odds by climbing Mount Everest and making it out alive, your first thou... Read More

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