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Brand Spankin' New Tuesday Chat: Time for some heroics!

Jul 19, 2011 21:20

WELL, HELLO BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.
Welcome to Tuesday chat! A new day, new beginnings--and another 1 billion degree day to wake up to. *falls over in sweat* I blew dry my hair this morning and it was basically like sticking my head in a volcano. OH DAYSTAR, YOU SHINE BRIGHT AND BURN MEEEEEEE.
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marybwolf July 20 2011, 02:09:13 UTC

My mom. She is, without hesitation, my ultimate hero. She is the single strongest person I know, having gone through unspeakable abuse her entire childhood and teenage years (and, yes, I mean that literally) and has come out the other side with a will of steel, a kind heart, unshakeable determination, and beauty.

When I had my surgery, she was there with me the entire time. She's the one who made me walk again--she wouldn't let me give up. I sound like I'm five years old when I say this, but I really hope I can be like her as I grow older.

cutecrazyice July 20 2011, 09:48:36 UTC

♥ to your mom. :)

marybwolf July 20 2011, 13:37:43 UTC

Thank you. :)

oroburos69 July 20 2011, 03:10:42 UTC

Terry Fox. He is basically the quintessential Canadian hero, in my mind. For people who don't know who he is, Terry Fox was an long distance runner and basketball player in Simon Fraser University, B.C. He was diagnosed with cancer in 1977 and had to have his leg amputated above the knee. If I've done my math right, he'd was about 19 at the time. This was before cancer was a 'cause' like it is today (or so our elementary teachers told us), and mostly, people just didn't talk about it. Terry saw a lot of people suffering in the hospital, and he decided that he was not going to ignore it.

Now some people, at this stage in their life, might have gone door to door, or become advocates, or started a charity. Terry Fox was awesome and ambitious as hell, so he didn't take the ordinary person option. Instead, he decided to run across fucking Canada, from the coast of Newfoundland to the coast of B.C., a distance of around 8000 kilometres (5000 miles). He dipped his foot the the Atlantic Ocean on April 12, 1980 and started running ( ... )

cutecrazyice July 20 2011, 09:46:35 UTC

Oh, wow. I've never heard of this guy, but he sounds AMAZING. Wow.

oroburos69 July 20 2011, 14:28:11 UTC

He made a huge, completely non-violent difference. Which, now that I think about it, defines a lot of Canadian heroes ;).

leafytoo July 20 2011, 12:33:58 UTC

I second this. His legacy is just amazing. So inspiring. I think to be a Canadian is to know Terry Fox.

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cheekypo July 20 2011, 07:53:33 UTC

I didn't know about this gorgeous girl. And I never heard of Terry Fox either. But both stories are amazing and I was a little moved... (Yeah, I'm a sucker for these things ( ... )

oroburos69 July 20 2011, 14:31:28 UTC

I've never heard of Gino Bartali, but he sounds awesome, and really, really brave.

edellin July 20 2011, 15:58:48 UTC

Well... I don't really have a hero but there are people I admire a lot, so I hope these will count as my hero's and to a certain extent role models ( ... )

moldycookies July 20 2011, 17:18:53 UTC

I don't know if I would call her a hero, but I love my older sister Janine. She's actually my half-sister biologically, but my full sister legally ( ... )