I was thinking of Christopher Reeve's today. What a powerful peaceful soul. A Role Model. My birthday is this month. I was born the same year as Christopher in 1952. As many of you know, he passed on October 10th 2004. He would be 56 this year. He is greatly missed around the world. I am so … [Read more...]
Declaration of Independence – 232 Years of Freedom
July 4, 2008 by
I was reading a Friday story from Bob Proctor I receive every week. The article in the story was written by Paul Martinelli about the history of July 4th. Here is part of the story: On July 2, 1776 Congress and 12 of the 13 colonies approved General Lee's Resolution for Independence, severing ties … [Read more...]
Transplant Recipient Kelly Perkins Completes Yosemite Ascent
July 1, 2008 by
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...]
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