Comments on: 9 People Who Did It Anyway

By: Vicki

Vicki — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:42:18 +0000

In high school, I had a friend who had to have both her feet amputated when she was an infant an her right hand consisted of only two fingers. All that was due to an anti-morning sickness drug pregnant women took in the late 70′s that they now know causes birth defects.

She played volleyball in school and was just as active as those with natural legs. If someone didn’t ask about her prosthetic legs, she’d ask them why they hadn’t. She was one of the most upbeat people I’ve ever known.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:45:45 +0000

Too bad that nowadays babies with birth defects are more likely to be aborted, than allowed to live and so inspire others.

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 06 May 2010 00:13:08 +0000

My cousin lived courageously for 18 years with a rare heart defect, and was part of the first group of kids to survive past child birth:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20100430_Jeremy_Libon_beat_odds__had_zest_for_life.html

I know Miss C’s article was about physical feats, but I think sometimes we need to recognize when someone has such an impact on others.

By: Webdy

Webdy — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:14:56 +0000

Sean Swarner….had two completely different types of cancer as a child and ended up losing a lung.

Was the first cancer survivor to climb Everest, and definately the first one to do it with only one lung.

His book is called, ‘Keep Climbing: how I beat cancer and reached the top of the world’

By: Brooke

Brooke — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:33:59 +0000

My best friend in college had a full prosthetic leg..inside her own leg! Instead of amputating, her doctors performed an experimental surgery where they replaced her cancerous leg bones with metal rods, and then removed her growth plates so that her (missing) legs wouldnt attempt to grow. It worked–her leg looks completely “normal” except for a gigantic scar running down the side, but is in reality a flesh-covered prosthetic :)

she’s really cool about it and makes up stories about the cause of the scar to people who ask…examples include “shark bite” and “struck by lightning”

By: Shazia

Shazia — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:23:49 +0000

Excellent post…Cellania i want to clap for you did real hard to arrange this post…Excellent Excellent Excellent

By: M.Kerjman

M.Kerjman — Fri, 16 May 2008 04:17:25 +0000

They are very strong. Exceptionally strong humans.

By: alex nz

alex nz — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:44:39 +0000

And Mark Inglis – climbed Everest with no legs. What a legend

By: kal

kal — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:29:28 +0000

Forgot about Janek Mela
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janek_Mela

By: greenstrawberries

greenstrawberries — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:13:09 +0000

My first year of teaching I had a little girl in my class with a full prosthetic leg. (she was born with one leg that just didn’t grow and it was amputated when she was about 2) Her tenacity always amazed me. She would jump, run, do cartwheels, etc. on the playground, without a second thought. To her, it wasn’t a disability, she just had one fewer leg than the rest of the world. Just an amazing kid. She’s one of the ones that I’ll always remember.