Dr. Campo's Healing Words
There is something deeply dissatisfying about going to the doctor and leaving empty-handed -- no prescription, no pills. We often believe that any bodily illness will disappear once we ingest the appropriate pill. Aspirin cures headaches, caffeine wakes us up, and going to the doctor when we're sick is the magic ticket for an antibiotic that will quickly restore our health. Dr. Rafael Campo, howev... posted on Feb 08 2009, 5,386 reads

The Big Fun Box
Grant Prather knows what it's like to spend endless days in the sterile environment of a hospital room surrounded by tubes and treatment trays. Prather, 26, was born with cystic fibrosis, a debilitating disease that can progress to a systemic failure of the lungs, liver, pancreas and intestines. At one point, the doctors told his parents to prepare for his funeral. Although there's no cure for CF,... posted on Feb 07 2009, 3,778 reads

A Farming Couple's Astonishing Legacy
Arlene and Willis Hatch lived simple lives on a farm near the tiny town of Alto, Michigan. They never had children of their own but saw their neighbors as family members, and after the Hatches were killed in an auto accident, their neighbors discovered how deep that feeling went. Their sudden death left the community heartbroken. Then a few weeks later, the letters started arriving. More than 70 n... posted on Feb 05 2009, 5,348 reads

Smiles In Pakistan
He's a Spanish-born lawyer, but you'd never know it from his big red nose. Alvaro Neal has given up his career in law for his true passion: making people smile. This inspiring video shows him having traveled 50 thousand kilometers by bicycle into Pakistan, where he performs at a school for homeless children.... posted on Jan 20 2009, 3,080 reads

To All Artists, Known and Unknown
"The radiant little man died at the Art Institute. I knew he was homeless and hanging out at the school, but I was unaware that he was living there. He died of exposure over Christmas break, and when he was found beneath a concrete overhang on the Jones Street side of the school, they found a number of sketchbooks in a backpack." So starts a beautiful reflection on the life and work of an unknown ... posted on Jan 13 2009, 3,899 reads

A Teenager's Selfless Last Wish
A year to the day after she buried her son, Joanie Halgrim rode in a minivan down a rocky dirt road not far from the airport in Nairobi, Kenya. The van stopped in the midst of some bleak gray apartment blocks. In a week's time, thanks to her son's final request, one of those buildings would become home to orphan children, a place where they would sleep in new bunk beds. At 14, Joanie's son John Ha... posted on Jan 12 2009, 5,873 reads

A Lifetime of House Calls
In the sleepy country town of Yoakum, Texas everyone knows Doc Watson. Over the last 50 years, the tall and lanky family practitioner delivered a good many of the town's residents and doctored most of the others. The night Janet Jaco's little girl had to be rushed to the hospital with a sudden hemorrhage, David Watson walked the four blocks from his house to the Yoakum Community Hospital every hou... posted on Jan 11 2009, 2,692 reads

Disabled Guitarist Finds A New Sound
Imagine that your hands shook so badly that you couldn't lift a glass of water. That's what life is like for millions of Americans who suffer from essential tremor disorder. The condition is rarely fatal, but it can be devastating if you're a musician. Guitarist Richard Crandell found that out the hard way. Crandell was diagnosed six years ago with essential tremor disorder. An estimated 10 millio... posted on Jan 04 2009, 3,659 reads

Ohio's Blind Marching Band
At the Ohio State School for the Blind in Columbus, Ohio, no one sees obstacles - especially not band director Dan Kelly. "My philosophy is - if it can't be done, let's do it anyway," he said. Not long ago, Kelly asked the kids if they'd be willing to take the school's concert band in a whole new direction. Their reactions varied from "thrilled" to "scared" to "how can blind people do this?" But n... posted on Dec 26 2008, 3,382 reads

The Unbelievable Story of Cliff Young
Every year, Australia hosts a 543.7-mile endurance race from Sydney to Melbourne, considered among the world's most grueling ultra-marathons. It was normally only attempted by world-class athletes typically less than 30 years old, but in 1983, a 61-year-old named Cliff Young showed up in overalls and work boots. To everyone's shock, Cliff wasn't a spectator. He picked up his race number and joined... posted on Dec 22 2008, 15,604 reads