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It wasn’t just any form of the disease, but a rare form of blood cancer known as anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. But just three years later, in 2001, she was struck by a car on her way back to school from swim practice, and lost her left leg at the knee as a result. I didn’t once ask why,” Lester tells SUCCESS.

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In 2001 Mary Parry was homeless and living in a tent in Pennsylvania when she began befriending hikers along the roughly 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail. A welcome break in the 24-hour news cycle came one morning in the form of an announcement from NASA. to try to use the car jack to save his father. And he did. Jesus Jimenez.

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What Marathons Have Taught Me About Lifestyle Design Reply John Hewitt ( @poewar ) January 4, 2010 at 7:04 am Interesting post James. What Marathons Have Taught Me About Lifestyle Design Reply Stacey Cornelius ( @thestudiosource ) January 4, 2010 at 8:51 am James, my first thought is you’re raising a couple of engaged citizens.

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