BRITEN DOUGLAS – 2019 COURAGE TO SHINE™ Lisha Martinez & Adam Young Award Recipient My name is Briten Douglas and I was born on October 27th in 1986 with bladder exstrophy. That makes me 32 years old! I say that very proudly because that also makes me a survivor for 32 years of a birth defect that has…
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Anja Christoffersen – Behind The Smile
Note: Anja Christoffersen released her book Behind The Smile in October of 2018. You can view her website at Anja Christoffersen. By Anja Christoffersen At 28 weeks of pregnancy, my parents found out I had a life-threatening condition that malformed most bodily systems. Devastated, my parents began a search for answers. There was no cause identified and…
James Cole – Overcoming Adversity – “A Life of Long Odds” Part 3 of 3 – Including The Short Film “The Night Before”
Part 1 – “A Life of Long Odds” Part 2 – “A Life of Long Odds” Editor’s Note: This is the final part of a 3 part series by James Cole – A Life of Long Odds – and we at Courage to Shine would like to thank James for showing the courage to help inspire us and…
James Cole – Overcoming Adversity – “A Life of Long Odds” Part 2 of 3
Part 1 – “A Life of Long Odds “A LIFE OF LONG ODDS” Part 2 of 3 By James Cole After moving to Cape Cod and starting a new life, I felt reborn. I had many new friends, a renewed passion for my filmmaking, art, and even acting – participating in two high school…
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