http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/bill-weigt-paralyzed-cop_n_1545924.html 2012-05-25T11:52:41Z 2012-05-25T13:02:38Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Though Bill Weigt became paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot in the line of duty in 2005, he didn't lose his hope.<br /> <br /> "Bullet proof vest w... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bill-weigt">Bill Weigt</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/brad-soden">Brad Soden</a>, <a href="/tag/charity">Charity</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/slideshow">Slideshow</a>, <a href="/tag/liz-soden">Liz Soden</a>, <a href="/tag/bill-weigt-paralyzed">Bill Weigt Paralyzed</a>, <a href="/tag/liz-soden-foundation">Liz Soden Foundation</a>, <a href="/tag/customized-wheelchair">Customized Wheelchair</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/greatest-person-lincoln-way-central_n_1539699.html 2012-05-23T12:04:50Z 2012-05-23T12:38:49Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Beloved band director Steve Nedzel, of Lincoln-Way West, died nearly one year ago after falling down stairs at his Chicago apartment. It was a major t... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/brett-van-etten">Brett Van Etten</a>, <a href="/tag/matthew-zack">Matthew Zack</a>, <a href="/tag/steve-nedzel">Steve Nedzel</a>, <a href="/tag/zach-orel">Zach Orel</a>, <a href="/tag/kim-phillips">Kim Phillips</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/tommy-schuman">Tommy Schuman</a>, <a href="/tag/patrick-juris">Patrick Juris</a>, <a href="/tag/bart-lenz">Bart Lenz</a>, <a href="/tag/patrick-mizwicki">Patrick Mizwicki</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/meagan-baker-ben-bunker_n_1535897.html 2012-05-22T10:05:47Z 2012-05-22T16:53:32Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Ben Bunker had never been to a school dance.<br /> <br /> The Foothill High School senior suffers from a spinal cord tumor and navigates his away around the hal... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/henderson">Henderson</a>, <a href="/tag/foothill-high-school">Foothill High School</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/wheelchair">Wheelchair</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/meagan-baker">Meagan Baker</a>, <a href="/tag/prom">Prom</a>, <a href="/tag/nevada">Nevada</a>, <a href="/tag/spinal-cord-tumor">Spinal Cord Tumor</a>, <a href="/tag/ben-bunker">Ben Bunker</a>, <a href="/tag/senior-prom">Senior Prom</a>, <a href="/tag/handicapped">Handicapped</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/17/rankin-paynter-greatest-person_n_1523818.html 2012-05-17T08:42:25Z 2012-05-17T12:26:46Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ When Rankin Paynter learned that the Kmart in his Kentucky town was closing, he decided to buy everything that remained on the store's shelves -- and ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/judy-crowe">Judy Crowe</a>, <a href="/tag/rankin-paynter-buying-center">Rankin Paynter Buying Center</a>, <a href="/tag/man-buys-out-kmart">Man Buys Out Kmart</a>, <a href="/tag/winchester">Winchester</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/rankin-paynter">Rankin Paynter</a>, <a href="/tag/charity">Charity</a>, <a href="/tag/clark-county-community-service">Clark County Community Service</a>, <a href="/tag/kmart">Kmart</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/donating-to-charity">Donating to Charity</a>, <a href="/tag/summer-santa">Summer Santa</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/16/bob-martin-greatest-person_n_1521347.html 2012-05-16T12:01:00Z 2012-05-16T12:42:24Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Escaping the doldrums of a summer job mixing soil for a local nursery, New Lenox resident Bob Martin sought adventure and goodwill in South America. <br /> ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/guatemala">Guatemala</a>, <a href="/tag/ecaudor">Ecaudor</a>, <a href="/tag/peru">Peru</a>, <a href="/tag/latin-america">Latin America</a>, <a href="/tag/vision-health-international">Vision Health International</a>, <a href="/tag/amigos-de-las-americas">Amigos De Las Americas</a>, <a href="/tag/bob-martin">Bob Martin</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/free-hugs-campaign-christopher-webster_n_1518613.html 2012-05-15T13:46:52Z 2012-05-15T15:46:14Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Though living with Asperger’s syndrome makes it difficult for Christopher Webster to interact with strangers, it hasn’t kept him from hugging hund... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/christopher-webster">Christopher Webster</a>, <a href="/tag/free-hugs">Free Hugs</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/juan-mann-free-hugs">Juan Mann Free Hugs</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/juan-mann">Juan Mann</a>, <a href="/tag/aspergers-syndrome">Asperger&#039;s Syndrome</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/free-hugs-campaign">Free Hugs Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/christopher-webster-free-hugs">Christopher Webster Free Hugs</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/11/madison-steiner-peachs-neet-shoes_n_1509602.html 2012-05-11T10:58:28Z 2012-05-11T13:32:29Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Madison Steiner is determined to squirt the brightest colors into their lives of suffering kids who spend their days surrounded by sterile white hospi... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/madison-peach-steiner">Madison Peach Steiner</a>, <a href="/tag/peachs-neet-feet">Peach&#039;s Neet Feet</a>, <a href="/tag/charity">Charity</a>, <a href="/tag/childhood-cancer">Childhood Cancer</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/teenagers-award-winning-documentary_n_1503462.html 2012-05-09T13:19:54Z 2012-05-09T13:36:39Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Seeing firsthand the places they’d read about in history class made the civil rights struggle come alive for three Webster Groves students.<br /> <br /> Now H... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/webster-groves-high-school">Webster Groves High School</a>, <a href="/tag/birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/tag/princeton-prize-in-race-relations">Princeton Prize in Race Relations</a>, <a href="/tag/colorblind">Colorblind</a>, <a href="/tag/race-relations">Race Relations</a>, <a href="/tag/memphis">Memphis</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/julie-burchett">Julie Burchett</a>, <a href="/tag/hannah-davidson">Hannah Davidson</a>, <a href="/tag/katie-ribant">Katie Ribant</a>, <a href="/tag/civil-rights">Civil Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/jamie-garland">Jamie Garland</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/07/chris-cox-saves-woman_n_1495716.html 2012-05-07T10:11:31Z 2012-05-07T13:35:23Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ When Chris Cox jumped out of his car and over a fence at the sight of a burning car, he saved the life of 43-year-old Ricki Ann Thiele who was unconsc... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/ricki-ann-thiele">Ricki Ann Thiele</a>, <a href="/tag/california">California</a>, <a href="/tag/car-accident">Car Accident</a>, <a href="/tag/emily-cox">Emily Cox</a>, <a href="/tag/heroes">Heroes</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-cox">Chris Cox</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/suicide">Suicide</a>, <a href="/tag/american-red-cross">American Red Cross</a>, <a href="/tag/petaluma">Petaluma</a>, <a href="/tag/danny-cox">Danny Cox</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/grace-li/i-couldnt-just-stand-by-a_b_1475758.html 2012-05-06T00:41:00Z 2012-05-06T16:02:54Z Grace Li http://www.huffingtonpost.com/grace-li/ We Care Act has engaged over 20,000 people from 17 countries and helped over 14,000 kids recover from natural disasters. Through my work, I've realized that service is power. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/ysa">Ysa</a>, <a href="/tag/25-most-powerful-and-influential-young-people-in-the-world">25-Most-Powerful-and-Influential-Young-People-in-the-World</a>, <a href="/tag/ysa-list">Ysa List</a>, <a href="/tag/gen-change">Gen: Change</a>, <a href="/tag/we-care-act">We-Care-Act</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tijana-milosevic/when-doing-good-lands-you_b_1485066.html 2012-05-06T11:30:00Z 2012-05-06T11:38:37Z Tijana Milosevic http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tijana-milosevic/ Living in a society where personal projection, ego-management and soft-skills account for much of one's success, I wonder to what extent will celebrity status motivate future online activists? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/time-100">Time 100</a>, <a href="/tag/social-media">Social Media</a>, <a href="/tag/mashable">Mashable</a>, <a href="/tag/activism">Activism</a>, <a href="/tag/celebrity-culture">Celebrity Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/pete-cashmore">Pete Cashmore</a>, <a href="/tag/doing-good">Doing Good</a>, <a href="/tag/social-activism">Social Activism</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vera-campanelli/employed-women-are-the-solution_b_1474918.html 2012-05-05T17:56:56Z 2012-05-05T17:56:21Z Vera Campanelli http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vera-campanelli/ Being a woman is a great opportunity but also a responsibility, because our society is so far from being equal and united. Great changes are the result of little actions by each person. What you are waiting for? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/womens-empowerment">Women&#039;s Empowerment</a>, <a href="/tag/girls20-summit">G(irls)20 Summit</a>, <a href="/tag/g20-summit-2012">G20 Summit 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/g20-summit">G20 Summit</a>, <a href="/tag/girls20-summit-2012">G(irls)20 Summit 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/female-leaders">Female Leaders</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/women-in-business">Women in Business</a>, <a href="/tag/female-empowerment">Female Empowerment</a>, <a href="/tag/women-in-workforce">Women in Workforce</a>, <a href="/tag/women-leaders">Women Leaders</a>, <a href="/tag/g20">g20</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zave-martohardjono/lgbtq-groups-bring-queer-_b_1484671.html 2012-05-05T15:17:00Z 2012-05-05T15:17:45Z Zav&eacute; Martohardjono http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zave-martohardjono/ The LGBTQTSGNC contingent's May Day march marks an important moment in the confluence of LGBTQ, immigrant rights, and economic justice movements. Increasingly, LGBTQ organizations have brought light to migrant and worker issues within LGBTQ community organizing. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/may-day-queer-groups">May Day Queer Groups</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-groups-may-day">LGBT Groups May Day</a>, <a href="/tag/may-day">May Day</a>, <a href="/tag/queer-groups-may-day">Queer Groups May Day</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/may-day-lgbt-groups">May Day LGBT Groups</a>, <a href="/tag/queer-groups-may-day-protests">Queer Groups May Day Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/may-day-protest">May Day Protest</a>, <a href="/tag/lgbt-groups-may-day-protests">LGBT Groups May Day Protests</a>, <a href="/gay-voices">Gay Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tenzin-dorjee/adam-yauch-tibet_b_1480873.html 2012-05-04T23:00:35Z 2012-05-04T23:03:09Z Tenzin Dorjee http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tenzin-dorjee/ I met Adam Yauch only once. It was during a bathroom break, which came at the end of a heated session in a Tibet-China conference at Harvard in 2002. We greeted each other in Tibetan. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tibetan-freedom-movement">Tibetan Freedom Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/adam-yauch-tibet">Adam Yauch Tibet</a>, <a href="/tag/adam-yauch-dead">Adam Yauch Dead</a>, <a href="/tag/milarepa">Milarepa</a>, <a href="/tag/tibetan-freedom-concerts">Tibetan Freedom Concerts</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/sft">Sft</a>, <a href="/tag/adam-yauch">Adam Yauch</a>, <a href="/tag/tibet">Tibet</a>, <a href="/tag/china">China</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-cashen/living-on-one-poverty_b_1479664.html 2012-05-04T18:09:25Z 2012-05-04T18:09:21Z Julia Cashen http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-cashen/ U.S. college students, Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci, take us on a journey into the realities of poverty as they live on a dollar a day in Guatemala in their documentary <em>Into Poverty: Living on One Dollar</em>. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/one-dollar-one-day">One Dollar One Day</a>, <a href="/tag/fighting-poverty">Fighting Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/poverty">Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/into-poverty-living-on-one-dollar">Into Poverty: Living on One Dollar</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/zach-ingrasci">Zach Ingrasci</a>, <a href="/tag/guatemala">Guatemala</a>, <a href="/tag/guatemala-poverty">Guatemala Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-temple">Chris Temple</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-hensley/military-families_b_1479295.html 2012-05-04T17:08:44Z 2012-05-04T17:08:16Z Jeff Hensley http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-hensley/ When we stop to consider all we owe to those who sacrifice for our liberty, I doubt that military family members are at the forefront of our thoughts. They should be. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq-war">Iraq War</a>, <a href="/tag/beyond-the-battlefield">Beyond the Battlefield</a>, <a href="/tag/combat-veterans">Combat Veterans</a>, <a href="/tag/military-spouses">Military Spouses</a>, <a href="/tag/military">Military</a>, <a href="/tag/military-families">Military Families</a>, <a href="/tag/veterans">Veterans</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/guy-finley/fearless-living_b_1457154.html 2012-05-07T20:00:34Z 2012-05-04T17:06:56Z Guy Finley http://www.huffingtonpost.com/guy-finley/ Your experience of any moment -- good or bad, calm or conflicted -- is a direct reflection of your understanding about it. This means that the only thing that frightens you about any event is what you've yet to understand about yourself. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/fear-fear">Fear Fear</a>, <a href="/tag/fearless-arianna-huffington">Fearless Arianna Huffington</a>, <a href="/tag/what-is-fear">What Is Fear</a>, <a href="/tag/fearlessness">Fearlessness</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/fearless">Fearless</a>, <a href="/tag/becoming-fearless">Becoming Fearless</a>, <a href="/tag/becoming-fearless">Becoming-Fearless</a>, <a href="/healthy-living">Healthy Living News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/liz-crossman/post_3333_b_1474929.html 2012-05-04T16:00:00Z 2012-05-04T16:58:35Z Liz Crossman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/liz-crossman/ Not too long ago, I met a woman who was volunteering to build a Habitat house. Owning a decent, affordable home had changed her life, and she wanted to do whatever she could to help make that dream a reality for other families. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/habitat-for-humanity-international">Habitat for Humanity International</a>, <a href="/tag/national-women-build-week">National Women Build Week</a>, <a href="/tag/poverty">Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/housing">Housing</a>, <a href="/tag/women-build">Women Build</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/habitat-for-humanity">Habitat for Humanity</a>, <a href="/tag/georgia">Georgia</a>, <a href="/tag/lowes">Lowe&#039;s</a>, <a href="/tag/americus">Americus</a>, <a href="/tag/gender">Gender</a>, <a href="/tag/affordable-housing">Affordable Housing</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/diana-farr-louis/greeks-help-out-in-africa_b_1477653.html 2012-05-04T15:13:06Z 2012-05-04T15:14:31Z Diana Farr Louis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/diana-farr-louis/ It's an unusual safari lodge that can attract you by its infectious enthusiasm for nature and keep you involved by its infectious enthusiasm for giving. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/burundi">Burundi</a>, <a href="/tag/saadani-national-park">Saadani National Park</a>, <a href="/tag/saadani-safari-lodge">Saadani Safari Lodge</a>, <a href="/tag/tanzania">Tanzania</a>, <a href="/tag/costas-coucoulis">Costas Coucoulis</a>, <a href="/tag/sana">Sana</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chrysula-winegar/global-maternal-health_b_1478501.html 2012-05-04T15:00:34Z 2012-05-04T15:00:54Z Chrysula Winegar http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chrysula-winegar/ Audrey is a mother of two young boys. She's 32 and works in a government department. Our lives have a lot in common -- family, work, friends. But in Tanzania, where she lives, being a mother comes with a whole different set of problems. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/millions-moms-challenge">Millions Moms Challenge</a>, <a href="/tag/global-maternal-health">Global Maternal Health</a>, <a href="/tag/one-million-moms">One Million Moms</a>, <a href="/tag/global-motherhood">Global Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/maternal-health">Maternal Health</a>, <a href="/tag/womens-health">Women&#039;s Health</a>, <a href="/tag/global-womens-health">Global Women&#039;s Health</a>, <a href="/tag/born-too-soon">Born Too Soon</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/connecticut-community-ral_n_1477812.html 2012-05-04T11:49:58Z 2012-05-04T12:15:36Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ This is a story about the local girl, the Iraq war veteran and the injured dog and how a community has rallied around all three.<br /> <br /> The story begins o... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/granby-memorial-high">Granby Memorial High</a>, <a href="/tag/the-grandbys">The Grandbys</a>, <a href="/tag/taylor-verbridge">Taylor Verbridge</a>, <a href="/tag/connecticut">Connecticut</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/tag/belgian-malinois">Belgian Malinois</a>, <a href="/tag/nate-larabee">Nate Larabee</a>, <a href="/tag/marine">Marine</a>, <a href="/tag/fallujah">Fallujah</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/03/new-hampshire-resident-br_n_1474506.html 2012-05-03T11:33:53Z 2012-05-03T11:49:21Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ New Hampshire's first "Little Library" is located right here in Exeter.<br /> <br /> Resident Bjarni Brown recently set up the mailbox-sized library containing ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/little-libraries">Little Libraries</a>, <a href="/tag/bjarni-brown">Bjarni Brown</a>, <a href="/tag/libraries">Libraries</a>, <a href="/tag/new-hampshire">New Hampshire</a>, <a href="/tag/exeter">Exeter</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/exeter-little-library">Exeter Little Library</a>, <a href="/tag/bjarni-brown-little-library">Bjarni Brown Little Library</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/02/minoru-miyasaki-veteran-bronze-star_n_1470943.html 2012-05-02T11:20:29Z 2012-05-02T12:11:50Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ War veterans often don't come home bragging of their exploits abroad, and in that tradition U.S. Army Pfc. Minoru Miyasaki didn't talk much about his ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/kevin-miyasaki">Kevin Miyasaki</a>, <a href="/tag/minoru-miyasaki">Minoru Miyasaki</a>, <a href="/tag/california-national-guard-headquarters">California National Guard Headquarters</a>, <a href="/tag/wwii">Wwii</a>, <a href="/tag/internment-camps">Internment Camps</a>, <a href="/tag/bronze-star">Bronze Star</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/lilly-miyasaki">Lilly Miyasaki</a>, <a href="/tag/wwii-veterans">WWII Veterans</a>, <a href="/tag/veterans">Veterans</a>, <a href="/tag/david-s-baldwin">David S. Baldwin</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-craiglow-hockenberry/a-lesson-from-west-africa_b_1467246.html 2012-05-01T14:52:11Z 2012-05-01T14:53:29Z Alison Craiglow Hockenberry http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-craiglow-hockenberry/ Compassion fatigue has an antidote. True, we can become weary of the seemingly infinite number of problems plaguing our fellow humans. But that same interconnectedness allows us do more than just learn about what's happening around the world. We can learn from it. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/us-health-workers">US Health Workers</a>, <a href="/tag/ashoka-changemakers">Ashoka Changemakers</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/international-health-care">International Health Care</a>, <a href="/tag/global-motherhood">Global Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/benin-health-care">Benin Health Care</a>, <a href="/tag/health-care">Health Care</a>, <a href="/tag/compassion-fatigue">Compassion Fatigue</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/01/greatest-person_n_1467469.html 2012-05-01T10:27:07Z 2012-05-01T11:03:31Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Rather than give up after learning last August that her adrenal cancer had returned and that she likely had only a few months to live, Sigi Nissimov u... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/cancer-treatment">Cancer Treatment</a>, <a href="/tag/sigi-nissimov">Sigi Nissimov</a>, <a href="/tag/indiegogo">Indiegogo</a>, <a href="/tag/adrenal-cancer">Adrenal Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/new-jersey">New Jersey</a>, <a href="/tag/chemotherapy">Chemotherapy</a>, <a href="/tag/greatest-person-of-the-day">Greatest-Person-of-the-Day</a>, <a href="/tag/belly-dancer">Belly Dancer</a>, <a href="/tag/fair-lawn">Fair Lawn</a>, <a href="/tag/cancer">Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/terminal-cancer">Terminal Cancer</a>, <a href="/tag/alternative-medicine">Alternative Medicine</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p>