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[3 Jan 2009 | 10 Comments]
Julie Ann Mills-Testi

Julie Ann has defied the odds to become an accomplished artist and a wonderful wife and mother. There’s nothing confined about artist Julie Ann Mills-Testi. Not her bold mouth brush strokes, her passion for “dancing” through her art or her…

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[19 Dec 2008 | 3 Comments]
Monessa Tinsley-Crabb — Winner Against the Odds

She sits quietly now. She says only what she needs or wants to say. She often confesses, in fragmentary frustration, “too difficult now”; too difficult to adjust her position on the chair, too difficult to apply lotion, too difficult to carry on a lengthy conversation. Still, the message of her soul is clear. I am a fortunate witness to her message. I have known Monessa Tinsley-Crabb for two years now.

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[1 Aug 2008 | 3 Comments]
Ann Evans: “I’ve Come to Celebrate, Not to Tolerate”

Evans’ gift as a creative entrepreneur has enabled her to take a piece of leftover material, paper, fur, feathers, etc., and turn them into spectacular designs that have been featured in the newspapers and on television. She tells us that this is the talent she developed from rummaging through trash and turning it into treasures during her formative years. Several of her creations have been on exhibit at the Annual North Carolina State Fair. Her famous Newspaper Gown was displayed in London England during the Millennium Celebration.

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[15 Apr 2008 | One Comment]
Bernie Parsons : The Man-to-Man Prostate Cancer Support Group

For men dealing with the reality of prostate cancer, the road ahead can be frightening. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers that men face, second only to skin cancer. One in six men will develop prostate cancer in his lifetime; one in 10 will die from it. These men don’t have to face it alone.

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[15 Jun 2007 | No Comment]
Zel Brook : The Amazing Comeback from Invalid to Marathon Winner

In 1984, a brain tumor threatened to end not only Zel Brook’s love of running but life itself. If she chose surgery to maybe save her life and remove the tumor, it could instead easily end in death, paralysis, blindness or stroke. Zel Brooks refused to give up. She chose surgery and began a journey of persistence and determination.

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