If you don't get the slightest bit misty eyed while watching this video of hem/oncology patients from the Seattle Children's Hospital performing a lip dub of Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger," I feel very confident in assuming that you are a literal robot programmed to not have feelings.
Arthur Boorman is a disabled veteran of the Gulf War who, after injuring his back as a paratrooper, was told by doctors that he would never again walk without crutches. Arthur's disability led to a substantial weight gain and subsequent depression, neither of which he was able to fight with exercise until he…
Jessica Thom's memories of handling Tourette Syndrom goes back to when she was 6 years-old, though her symptoms intensified in her early 20s. It was then that she developed Coprolalia, "the uncontrollable use of obscene words that effects only 10% of Touretters." She's now made it her goal to educate others on…
Kye is a 7-year-old boy in Arlington, Texas who is suffering from leukemia. Through the Wish with Wings program, he wished for the seemingly impossible — to be Batman. Thanks, however, to wonderful efforts by the Arlington Police and Fire Departments, Kye was able to live his dream and spend a whole day fighting…
In 2003, Bob Carey began photographing himself wearing only a pink tutu on a lark. Six months later, his wife Linda was diagnosed with breast cancer and the photos became a way to inject a little humor into a very difficult time. Now, nine years later, Carey is using what was once a goofy hobby to raise money for…
Occasionally you stumble across something so great and inspiring that you struggle to find the words to aptly describe its awesomeness. Somewhat paradoxically, words happen to be at the centre of an inspired campaign that helps survivors of sexual abuse take back the power of phrases that were once used against them.
Dergin Tokmak is a 37-year-old former breakdancer and Cirque du Soleil performer. He was also left partially paralyzed from the waist down after suffering from polio as a child. As the video shows, losing the use of his legs hasn't slowed him down one bit.
