Most Inspiring Picture Ever? Olympic Sprinter And 5-Year-Old Double-Amputee Share Precious Moment

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 Most Inspiring Picture Ever? Olympic Sprinter And 5-Year-Old Double-Amputee Share Precious Moment He's a world record holding sprinter from South Africa. She's a spunky 8-year-old from Essex, England. In an inspiring series of images that have recently gone viral, the two strangers, united only by a stubborn refusal to let double amputations stop them, race each other in a friendly bionic foot race. Oscar "Blade Runner" Pistorious, 25, was just 11 months old when doctors discovered he had no fibulas, requiring below-the-knee amputations of both his legs. Ellie May Challis lost both her hands and legs at 16 months, after contracting a sever case of meningitis. Read the rest of the story on The Huffington Post. THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT OF THIS YEAR'S OLYMPICS And You Thought This Only Happened In The Movies Kid's Adorable Note: 'I Am A Star Because I Just Am' Swimmer Makes Duplicate Gold Medal For Fallen Rival WATCH: Entire Stadium Sings 'All You Need Is Love' BLOG POSTS Lopez Lomong: Running for My Life: A True Story (Part III) There has never been a more strategic time to join my team as we reach out to the children of South Sudan. Take this baton of responsibility and together we can break records and change lives! Molly Hahn: Buddha Doodle -- 'Come Together' Jen Rubino: 4 Things I Learned From Living With a Chronic Illness I've undergone 21 surgeries and have had to endure so much pain. Living with a chronic illness has taught me many lessons and there are a few I thought I should share. Bus 52: Biodiesel U.S. Inc. (BUS Inc.) (VIDEO) MIchael Rogers began with idea of providing schools with their own equipment to process the waste oil into fuel but as that required both time and money, he decided to convert the fuel himself and donate it directly to the schools. Michele Weldon: Gold or No: It Takes a Village to Raise an Olympian This is not about winning a gold medal. It is about trying to win, and the people who believe that you can. It's a corny feel-good tale, but it's true. And one that could make you cry and smile all in the same minute.

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