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Janine Shepherd: Um corpo partido não é uma pessoa partida

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A esquiadora de cross-country Janine Shepherd ansiava por uma medalha olímpica - até que foi atingida por uma carrinha num treino de bicicleta. Ela partilha uma história poderosa do potencial humano para a recuperação. A sua mensagem: "tu não és o teu corpo", e "desistir dos velhos sonhos pode permitir a realização dos novos."

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 Portuguese by Sara Oliveira
Reviewed by Paulo Duarte
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