YOU are a lionheart. YOU can find the courage to take on whatever challenges you face. Never give up.
A diving accident in 1967 left Joni Eareckson, then 17, a quadriplegic in a wheelchair. But wait till you hear about what she has accomplished since then. Incredible LIONHEART!
When Victoria was 11 years old, she developed two rare conditions known as transverse myelitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. She quickly lost the ability to speak, eat, walk, and move. Years later, she dances on TV!
Mandy Harvey is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and inspirational speaker who lost her residual hearing at the age of nineteen. Mandy tours the world performing her original music and presenting her inspirational story of never giving up and continuing to try.
At the age of 26, and without warning, Katherine’s life changed forever. Her hands, arms, and legs went numb and Katherine fell to the floor…she had suffered a massive brainstem stroke.
Cruise Bogle is a 29-year-old wheelchair bound but mentally free, mouth painting Quadriplegic artist, entrepreneur, professional smiler and positive thinker.
Pitching for the San Francisco Giants, a lump appeared that would change his life forever.
A mountain biking accident left him with a spinal cord injury and changed his life. He is now changing lives by building ramps all over Canada!
Bicycling through Miami, this young up-and-coming dancer was hit, put in a coma and paralyzed by a driver who ran a red light.
In 2005 Lisa Cox was a perfectly healthy 24 year old. She had finished two university degrees, rock climbed around Thailand, backpacked through Europe, and played volleyball with the Australian squad. But she suffered a brain haemorrhage which almost killed her.
Father-of-one loses three limbs and half his face to flesh eating bacteria which started as a common cold.
Shortly after my injury, I discovered Em Carey’s story. She is a brave person from Australia who was in a terrible skydiving accident and paralyzed.
A cheerleader and active gymnast, Tina discovered she had a rare blood vessel condition that caused her to lose one of her legs.
Hit by a car, thrown 30 feet, and then had the same car land on top of her and pin her to the ground, this warrior never gave up.
Austin was in a single car accident at the start of his senior year of high school. He suffered a traumatic brain injury, but presses in and continues to recover.
Born with a rare genetic condition, Lizzie Velasquez always knew she was different, but it wasn't until she was much older that she understood what that meant to others.
Survived a rollover crash where she lost her best friend, part of her leg and suffered severe brain trauma. But this fighter never gave up.
After experiencing flu-like symptoms, 19 year old Amy was rushed to the hospital in a state of septic shock. When she entered into the hospital she was given less than a 2% chance of survival!
Mike “Mac” (McNamara) was 15 years old when a basketball injury led to him suffering a severe spinal cord injury. 16 years later he is walking…
NFL bound player Inky Johnson’s career ended his senior year in college, but his story didn’t end there!
Very few people can say they survived a commercial airline crash, but Kechi is one. And while she will never look like she did before the accident, her true beauty emerged.
At 17 years old, Cole dove into a river. He hit his head on a submerged rock and broke his neck immediately. “You just got to dig deep, dig deep you know, pull out that lion heart and keep going”
A driver fell asleep at the wheel when 17 year old Claire’s life changed forever. But a broken neck didn’t stop her from pursuing a PhD and giving of her self to help and inspire others.
Run over by a freight truck, both sets of wheels tore her body apart. She was in a coma for over 5 weeks. But she fought back!
David was born with cystic fibrosis & was given very little hope for living past his teenage years. But he is 52 now, and also has survived a double-lung transplant & 3 types of cancer.
In June 1988, John Maclean was hit by an 8 ton truck as he rode his bike. 7 years later he made history by becoming the first wheelchair athlete to finish the world's toughest multidisciplinary sporting event – the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon.
Aaron Baker is a recovering quadriplegic athlete, author, ambassador and friend. Prior to his career-ending spinal cord injury, Aaron was a professional motocross racer.
Sparsh was born with a rare genetic condition that causes his life to be different than “normal”, but he proves that one can still live a full life, with hope for the future and lots to offer the world.
Hal was only 17 years old when a car crash severed his spine. However, he didn’t let that stop him from pursuing life with everything he had.
Falling 50 feet onto concrete should have killed him…but he landed on his feet, which shattered many bones and his spirit. But he persevered.