#survival-story

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3 days ago
Cancer

What's It Like to Have Cancer for 20 Years?

Jonathan Gluck's story reveals a rare narrative of living long-term with an incurable cancer, highlighting survival rates and personal coping mechanisms.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Alaska man survives after being trapped face-down in creek by 700lb boulder

Once rescuers arrived, it took seven men and inflatable air bags to lift the boulder off as he drifted in and out of consciousness.
Snowboarding
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Missing woman was 'miraculously' found in California's mountains. Then came the chorus of skeptics

Skepticism grows around Tiffany Slaton's survival story despite her rescue after three weeks in the wilderness.
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fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago

Man 'jumped' by coyote saves himself by strangling it for 10 minutes: 'Either him or me'

Man survives coyote attack by choking the animal for ten minutes until it dies.
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

'I thank God every day that it was me that he got to' - army chaplain grateful it was he who was attacked by teenager

"I remember all the details of it. While I didn't remember his face, I do remember the determination on his face and the real intent to put an end to my life."
UK news
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fromNew York Post
2 months ago

I was struck by lighting - the experience changed me forever in the most bizarre way

Lightning strike caused a Queensland woman's pupils to change color, resulting in a peculiar but life-altering experience.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

I have nothing, but I have drugs': The forgotten victims of the war on fentanyl

Ismael Olvera's survival story reveals the harsh realities of drug violence and the fierce struggles individuals face along the Mexican border.
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fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

Whale swallows kayaker in Chile then spits him out DW 02/14/2025

A kayaker in Chile was briefly swallowed by a humpback whale but emerged unharmed after a few moments.
#limerick
fromIndependent
4 months ago
Miscellaneous

'My snoring saved her life' - wife had just moved from bed where enormous tree crashed during Storm Eowyn

fromIndependent
4 months ago
Miscellaneous

'My snoring saved her life' - wife just had moved from bed where enormous tree crashed during Storm Eowyn

fromIndependent
4 months ago
Miscellaneous

'My snoring saved her life' - wife had just moved from bed where enormous tree crashed during Storm Eowyn

fromIndependent
4 months ago
Miscellaneous

'My snoring saved her life' - wife just had moved from bed where enormous tree crashed during Storm Eowyn

more#limerick
fromNew York Post
7 months ago

Sydney Sweeney looks unrecognizable sporting boxer Christy Martin's brown mullet for biopic

Sydney Sweeney transformed into boxer Christy Martin, sporting a short curly brunette wig and 90s style, while shooting a biopic on Martin's life in North Carolina.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Thrown like a rag doll': British tourist narrowly survives hippo attack in Zambia

Roland Cherry, recounting his experience, stated, "I do remember thinking: Oh no, what a way to go I'm not ready to die. I thought this was it, because nobody survives hippo attacks." He expressed how he felt in the moment of the attack, sensing death was imminent, highlighting the usually fatal nature of such encounters.
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