Patrick Henry Hughes. Patrick Henry Hughes (born March 10, 1988) is an American multi-instrumental musician from Louisville, Kentucky who was born without eyes and unable to fully straighten his arms and legs, making him unable to walk. Biography[edit] His father, Patrick John Hughes, introduced him to the piano at the age of nine months. Patrick has studied piano in the years since and later began the study of trumpet.
He has two younger brothers, Jesse and Cameron. Patrick Henry's national fame began in 2006 while a student at the University of Louisville. Hughes graduated from Atherton High School, where he participated in the International Baccalaureate program and was a member of National Honor Society. In November 2007, the members of the Hughes family were chosen to be the recipients of a complete home renovation for the show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.[3] The episode aired on February 15, 2008.[4] Published works[edit] Discography[edit] Most Requested From Me to You (2006?) Awards[edit] See also[edit] Liz Murray.
Elizabeth "Liz" Murray (born (1980-09-23)September 23, 1980) is an American inspirational speaker who is notable for having been accepted by Harvard University despite being homeless in her high school years. Biography[edit] Murray was born in the Bronx, New York on September 23, 1980 to poor and drug-addicted parents, both of whom would later contract HIV. She became homeless just after she turned 15, when her mother died of AIDS, and her father moved to a homeless shelter. Despite personal adversity, Murray began attending the Humanities Preparatory Academy in Chelsea, Manhattan. Despite her late high school start and lack of a stable home, Murray graduated in two years. She was awarded a New York Times scholarship for needy students and was accepted into Harvard University, matriculating in the fall semester of 2000.
In late 2006, her father died of AIDS.[2] She returned to Harvard in 2006 and graduated in June 2009. Bibliography[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Ben Underwood. Randolph Pausch. Sean Swarner. Sean Swarner was the recipient of the Don't Ever Give Up Award presented by the Jimmy V Foundation and ESPN in 2007. He is a two-time cancer survivor who was first diagnosed at age 13 with Hodgkin's Disease and later with Askin's sarcoma. He was given just two weeks to live in 1990 and is believed to be the only person in the world to ever have been diagnosed with both these deadly cancers.
Sean told ESPN Radio's Bob Valvano, brother of Jimmy, that he would have been more likely to win the lottery four or five times than to have survived both these cancers. Sean was recently featured on ESPN (July 27, 2007) with a 10 minute segment on his life story and struggle. He established his own foundation (The Cancer Climber Association) which promotes cancer awareness and helps raise money for cancer research. Jessica Cox. See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Nando Parrado. Parrado (left) and Canessa with ChileanHuaso Sergio Catalan. Background[edit] At the time of the Andes crash, he was a university student.
In his 2006 book, Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home, Nando Parrado comments on his life in the days immediately prior to the Andes: Parrado also states in Miracle in the Andes that after he returned from the mountains, he gave up his studies. Still coping with the loss of his sister, Susy, and their mother, Parrado drifted for a period of time. Initially, Parrado helped out in his father's business, though he was interested in the field of sports car racing and for many years developed a career as a professional race car driver. After his marriage, he gave up professional racing and took over his father's hardware business alongside his older sister and brother-in-law. Conferences[edit] Miracle in the Andes[edit] Filmography[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Nick Vujicic. Nicholas James "Nick" Vujicic (/ˈvɔɪtʃɪtʃ/ VOY-i-chich; Serbian: Николас Џејмс Вујичић, Nikolas Džejms Vujičić; born 4 December 1982) is an Australian Christian evangelist and motivational speaker born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterised by the absence of all four limbs.
Although he was an otherwise healthy baby, He has two siblings Michelle, and Aaron. As a child, he struggled mentally and emotionally as well as physically, but eventually came to terms with his disability and, at the age of seventeen, started his own non-profit organisation, Life Without Limbs. Vujicic presents motivational speeches worldwide which focus on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning in life. He also speaks about his belief that God can use any willing heart to do his work and that God is big enough to overcome any disability. Vujicic has written that he keeps a pair of shoes in his closet due to his belief in miracles.[3] Career[edit] See also[edit] References[edit]