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Overcoming is to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty.
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Heroes
Overcoming Hero: dion
Submitted by Harvey Newman Before going to Vietnam, Dion was an accomplished drummer in a local Los Angeles band. He lost 80% of his left hand in combat, along with internal injuries. Originally, he was not expected to live. He still suffers both physically and mentally fro... Read moreOvercoming Hero: Leonard
Submitted by My dad is my hero. It's been five years since he had his first seizure. After that came the diagnosis of a brain tumor. Then epilepsy, and most recently prostate cancer. But he's still here. Waking up every morning like the rest of us, wondering w... Read moreOvercoming Hero: Michael Oher
Submitted by Mia Michael Oher is an All-American football left tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. His mother and 6 brothers and sisters lived in gang-stricken Hurt Village. Sometimes he and his brothers and sisters would be locked out of their own house when their m... Read moreOvercoming Hero: Leo
Submitted by Emma Tiede My hero is Leo Messi. Leo Messi is a striker for F.C. Barcelona who at the age of twenty has accomplished so much despite being diagnosed with disabilities as a child. Overcoming obstacles and exceeding expectations, Leo Messi has taken the soccer... Read moreOvercoming Hero: Marcus
Submitted by Marcus was injured in a skiing accident when he was in his early 20's. He has been completely paralyzed from the neck down since this accident. Marcus with the help of his wife, Anne, learned to paint beautiful paintings by holding the paint brush... Read more
Personal Stories
One Boy...Big Difference
Submitted by Megan This is not a story about me. It's about a little boy who changed me forever. I wanted to do something special during my last year in middle school, so I decided to do an art show at my school for Make A Wish. My best friend is the state ambassado... Read moreThe Obstacle That Changed My Life
Submitted by Bianca I was diagnosed with moderately-severe ADD and a verbal communicating learning disability at a very young age. School was hard for me and I was always unable to concentrate and express myself verbally. When I entered high school, I got involved ... Read moreHis Love
Submitted by Samantha I am 19 and have already overcome many obstacles. When I turned 9, my problems began. My only friend would hit me, kick me, slap me, call me names. I got teased by my family as well, I was called fat and was avoided by my own brother and cousin fo... Read moreThe Story of Bill
Submitted by Kathy Schmeadlap It was a bitterly cold January evening in 2000, the end of a day Bill thought would never end. It had seemed like an exceptionally long day because the illness that he had been diagnosed with only a few weeks prior suddenly felt real to him. He ha... Read moreIt Came Through His Throat
Submitted by Rosalie Cushman I know the 4th of July is well past. Over. Caput, as they say. Early on I'd wanted to write about maybe the parade, a barbecue, fireworks, face-painting possibly. While those are all fun topics, they left me wanting. Maybe it's my age. Or the era.... Read more
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Quotes
Don't let your struggle become your identity.
My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.
Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
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Radio Spot
Marlon Shirley - Overcoming
Faced with incredible odds after losing his foot at a young age, Marlon Shirley not only overcame them, but provided an inspiring example for each of us.
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