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Our hearts are in Boston this week following the deadly explosions at the finish line for Monday's Boston Marathon. In times of great sorrow and fear, we've always found comfort in the stories of others who have survived and even thrived in the wake of life's greatest challenges. We've seen time and time again how resilient and awesome the human spirit is, and we hope you, too, will find inspiration in the stories below.
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REAL INSPIRATION. |
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TORN APART BY TRAGEDY
Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson's life was torn apart in 1988. A college student studying abroad, Elizabeth remained in Europe when her roommates boarded Pan Am flight 103, which would be brought down over Scotland by a terrorist's bomb. Today, Elizabeth is a wife, mother, artist, triathlete, and her life is a living memorial to her lost friends.
NEVER GIVE UP HOPE
When doctors told attorney Nancy Freeman she had colon cancer that had spread to her liver and was terminal, she was in shock but still had hope. She found a second opinion at MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, where doctors moved forward with aggressive treatment that she says saved her life.
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REAL STORIES.
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NEW 'SURVIVING & THRIVING' AIRS FRIDAY!
Tune in to WKMG Local 6 (Orlando) THIS Friday at 8 p.m. for our next episode of "Surviving & Thriving," presented by MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando. The show, hosted by breast cancer survivor and Ironman triathlete Wendy Chioji and WKMG's Lauren Rowe and Gaard Swanson, tells the stories of men and women who have faced life's toughest challenges with courage, determination and most of all, hope. It's an hour that will inspire you to come back stronger and bolder than ever after overcoming obstacles in your own life. We hope you'll join us Friday at 8 p.m., only on Local 6.
And if you don't live in Central Florida or if you miss the show, be sure to sign up for our bimonthly Surviving & Thriving newsletter to watch our stories and to share your own Stories of Survival.
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