health

The author describes the car accident that nearly killed her when she was four years old and her survival, against all odds, through the thirty-four years since, during which she has endured 187 surgeries, and explains how her faith in God has sustained her.

Relates the award-winning poet's experiences with hemophilia, with discussion of how he learned of his illness, refusal to succumb to the disease's constraints, and determination to live life to the fullest.