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4th Annual ABC Great Lakes Chapter Campout – July 20-22, 2012
4th Annual ABC Great Lakes Chapter Campout Friday July 20 – Sunday July 22, 2012 Eby’s Pines RV Park & Campground, Bristol, Indiana, USA In late July 2012, Alice Ambrose of Michigan, along with her husband Brad Ambrose were honored to again be the hosts for the 4th Annual ABC Great Lakes Chapter Campout, at Eby’s…
MISTY BLUE FOSTER – Courage To Shine™ – Role Model of the Month for June 2012
MISTY BLUE FOSTER – Courage To Shine™ – Role Model of the Month for June 2012 Courage to Shine Editor: Misty Blue Foster has been named the June 2012, Courage To Shine Role Model for the month. After you take the time to read her inspirational story below, you will totally understand why Courage to…
Joanna Burgess–Joy’s Way–A Journey of Survival, Hope and Inspiration – Reposted June 9 2012
Editor’s Note: In honor of Joanna Burgess being honored tonight (June 9, 2012) in Charlotte, North Carolina as this year’s Great Comebacks® National Award recipient, we at Courage to Shine would like to re-post her original story “Joy’s Way – A Journey of Survival, Hope and Inspiration” Originally Published on March 24, 2012: Courage to Shine™ is honored to present the original story of…
Misty Blue Foster & Jamie Holmes Featured in eBook Honoring the Best of UroMed Hometown Heroes
Misty Blue Foster and Jamie Holmes, two of Courage to Shine Role Models of the Month, have had their stories published by UroMed Hometown Heroes Blogg converted along with 14 others into eBook: Courage: Stories of Hometown Heroes which can be purchased on Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Courage-Stories-Hometown-Heroes-ebook/dp/B007WU2RX4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335785891&sr=8-1 UroMed Launches E-book on Hometown Heroes Overcoming Disabilities MAY 2, 2012 LEAVE A…
Misty Blue Foster was Honest and Open About Her Disability When Love Came
Originally posted on UroMed Catheter Health Blog:
Editor’s Note: The race of life is not a 100-yard sprint. Life is a marathon, a long distance run often over treacherous terrain that requires strength, endurance and single-mindedness of purpose. For many, just finishing the course is a major achievement. But others choose to endure the pain…
Misty Blue Foster Took a Giant Step Backwards to Reach Her Dream but Stayed Strong
Originally posted on UroMed Catheter Health Blog:
Editor’s Note: The race of life is not a 100-yard sprint. Life is a marathon, a long distance run often over treacherous terrain that requires strength, endurance and single-mindedness of purpose. For many, just finishing the course is a major achievement. But others choose to endure the pain…
Misty Blue Foster’s Difficult Early Life Lead to Her Nursing Motivation
Originally posted on UroMed Catheter Health Blog:
Editor’s Note: The race of life is not a 100-yard sprint. Life is a marathon, a long distance run often over treacherous terrain that requires strength, endurance and single-mindedness of purpose. For many, just finishing the course is a major achievement. But others choose to endure the pain…
2012 List of Camp and Campout Programs for Exstrophy Kids, Teens and Families:
2012 List of Camp and Campout Programs for Exstrophy Kids, Teens and Families By Thomas Exler For about the last 6 or 7 years or so each spring, I have been putting together a list of camps and programs for families living with bladder exstrophy. It originally started out as an e-mail, but this year it will…
I Will Work And Find The Courage To Shine
Originally posted on UroMed Catheter Health Blog:
Editor’s Note: Thomas Exler, the president of the Association for the Bladder Exstrophy Community (ABC) , also is the chairman and founder of Courage to Shine, an organization created to provide information for others, like Exler, who have found ways to overcome their problems and become successful people.…
Jamie Holmes of Jamie’s Dream Team Learns That Helping Others Cures Most of Her Illnesses
Originally posted on UroMed Catheter Health Blog:
Editor’s Note: Jamie Holmes of White Oak Pennsylvania, learned at an early age that the real joy in life began once she focused on others, instead of herself. This amazing 24-year-old young woman not only has helped herself but hundreds of others as well. In reading this week’s…
A Life-Changing Decision: Jamie Holmes Decides Christmas is About Giving, Not Receiving
Originally posted on UroMed Catheter Health Blog:
Editor’s Note: Jamie Holmes of White Oak, Pennsylvania, learned at an early age that her real joy in life began once she focused on others, instead of herself. This amazing 24-year-old woman not only has helped herself but hundreds of others as well. In reading this week’s story…
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…
James Cole – Overcoming Adversity – “A Life of Long Odds” Part 1 of 3
“A Life of Long Odds” Part 1 of 3 By James Cole I was born on an August day in 1966 with a birth defect the doctors at our local hospital could not identify. My parents were only told that my bladder was on the outside, and that I was in critical condition. It wasn’t…
Megg Rose – Inspirational Story of Triumphing over Medical Adversity – Part 2 of 3
Editor’s Note from Thomas Exler: I first met Megg Rose in 1996 in Boulder, Colorado while attending a medical based camp program, and over the years we have continued to stay in touch, and no matter if she was shooting a TV Movie or competing in pageants, or raising her family. If you wanted to…
Megg Rose – Inspirational Story of Triumphing over Medical Adversity – Part 1 of 3
Editor’s Note from Thomas Exler: I first met Megg Rose in 1996 in Boulder, Colorado while attending a medical based camp program, and over the years we have continued to stay in touch, and no matter if she was shooting a TV Movie or competing in pageants, or raising her family. If you wanted to…
JAMIE HOLMES-WARD – Jamie’s Dream Team
DREAMS BY HOLMES, A YOUNG LADY WHO TRULY MAKES DREAMS COME TRUE. By Thomas Exler Twenty-four year old Jamie Holmes, from White Oak, Pennsylvania has been named as the first Courage to Shine™ – Role Model of the Month for the Courage to Shine™ program. Jamie has earned this recognition because she has turned her…
