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Janine Shepherd: Un corpo rotto non è una persona rotta

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La sciatrice Cross-country Janine Shepherd sperava per una medaglia Olimpica -- fino a che non è stata investita da un camion durante un allenamento in bici. Lei condivide una potente storia riguardo il potenziale dell'uomo di recuperare. Il suo messaggio: tu non sei il tuo corpo, e rinunciare ai vecchi sogni può consentire ai nuovi di emergere.

Athlete Janine Shepherd was rendered a partial paraplegic when she was hit by a truck during an Olympic training bike ride. Doctors didn't expect her to recover. But she not only learned to walk again -- she learned to fly. Full bio »

Translated into Italian by Marco Latini
Reviewed by Gabriella Ravarotto
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