June 1999 – Las Vegas, Nevada: After a long day at work, 19-year-old Amy Purdy thought she was coming down with the flu. Less than 24 hours later, she was in the hospital in septic shock and on life support. The diagnosis was a rare form of bacterial meningitis with a...
August 1875 – S.S. Sardinia in North Atlantic Ocean: It was Wednesday afternoon and the fog was as thick as the captain had ever seen it. He had been on the steamer’s bridge for 22 straight hours when a passenger tapped him on the shoulder. “Captain, I must be in...
1980, Seligman, Arizona: By the time Frank arrived at the hospital, 7-year-old Chris Greicius had lapsed into a coma. His battle with leukemia was almost over. By the bed hung Chris’s highway patrol uniform, hat, badge and boots. Frank pinned the wings on Chris’s...
2008 – Edmond, Oklahoma: Steve Stewart, owner of Allied Innovation, LLC, got a call from his old high school buddy, Richard Greenly. Richard knew that Steve’s company created innovative products for the poorest people in third world countries, so Richard had a real...
March 3, 1887 – Tuscumbia, Alabama: It would prove to be the most important day of 7-year-old Helen’s life. It was the day the 20-year-old teacher arrived from Boston, Massachusetts – the day Helen began her journey out of a prison of silence and darkness into a world...
1955 – Corbin, Kentucky: He closed his restaurant and small hotel, Sanders Court and Café, after 25 years in business. Since the new Interstate 75 bypassed Corbin, truckers and families traveling through on U.S. 25 no longer stopped in for his delicious food. At age...
