In 1999 a British climber fell from Mt. McKinley (some 2,000 feet.) and lost part of each arm, a leg, and part of his foot. But he refused to give up. Climbing was his life and he wasn't ready to give it up, so he contacted a medical professional by the name Prosthetic technician Phil Myers. Myers put together some material and made him arms to climb again. He can now climb mountains again and preform simple tasks like tieing his shoe.

My second story is about a 28 year old girl named Melisa. She is a Special Olympic swimmer. Melisa has a twin who is also in the Special Olympic's with her, when they were both born they were very premature and both stayed at the hospital for an additional 9 months. A accident at the hospital left Melisa deft. She was born with many breathing problems too, and she now had the breathing capacity equivalent to a 6 year old. Despite breathing and hearing difficulties she is still cutting time off her personal best swim time.

Now we've all heard of Helen Keller. The girl who at 19 months suddenly became blind and deft. Up until she was about 7 years old she was very unruly and had very little understanding of the world around her. That was when she met Ms. Sullivan. A 20 year old graduate from Perkins school for the blind, who had gotten her hearing back through a series of tests through her life. Soon after 'teacher' as Helen would call her, began to teach her many words. Throughout Helen's lifetime she has revived many awards and has many, many degrees. She has also written a number of books. Helen Keller died on June 1, 1968, shortly after her 88th birthday.