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Survivor Story

I Thought Weighing 58 Pounds Made Me Strong...Until I Learned What Real Strength Is

Intent | Posted 12.03.2012 | Women
Read More: Yoga, Survivor Story, Inspiring, Inspiration, Anorexic, Hope, Anorexia, Anorexia Nervosa, Inspiring Story, Eating Disorders, Healing, Inspiring Women, Eating Disorder, Women News
Intent

15-year-olds aren't supposed to have strokes. At least that's what I thought. I try not to think about it too much. Even now, I only have bits and pieces; shards of memories that somehow remained intact even through the trauma my brain endured that day

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Falling Man: How a New Yorker Plunges 39 Stories and Survives

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Thomas-Magill, Survival Story, Survivor Story, Falling Man, Suicice, Free Falling, Human Impact Tolerances, Thomas-Magill-Survives, Survivors Club, Free Fall, New York News
Ben Sherwood

Magill's story may sound like one in a million but it's not especially surprising if you delve into the obscure world of free falling. It turns out that people tumble from great heights all the time and survive.

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Just a Kid: A Ten-Year-Old Battles Breast Cancer

Ben Sherwood | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Breastcancer.org, 10-Year-Old, Breast Cancer Myths, Hannah Powell-Auslam, Survivors Club, Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, Mastectomy, Breast Cancer, Survivor Story, Healthy Living News
Ben Sherwood

With each new membership in the Survivors Club, there are lessons to be learned. While Hannah's case is extremely rare, it reminds us of some of the myths of breast cancer.

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