Once upon a time.............

I would like to share a story about a man...........

There was a man who actually the first (and only) cancer survivor to summit the world's highest mountain... Mt. Everest. When he was only 13, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease and given three months to live. When he was 15, he was diagnosed with Askin's Sarcoma. The prognosis was much worse as the doctors gave him only two weeks to live. Again, he survived.

Being the only person in the world to have ever had these two cancers, he really felt he should share his story to help motivate others and influence lives. On May 16th, 2002 at 9:32am, he became the first cancer survivor to summit Mt. Everest.

Since then, he have been lucky enough to reach the summits of three more of the world's seven highest peaks and have spoken internationally about his life and adventures to countless people and organizations. On the summit of Everest he brought a flag adorned with names of people who have been affected by cancer and left it on the top of the world forever commemorating the struggle of cancer patients worldwide.

He did the same to the highest point in Africa, Europe and just recently returned from 23,000-foot Aconcagua in South America! His ultimate goal is to climb the highest mountain on each continent AND trek to the North and South poles.

He is covering the globe with inspiration. There are plans for live chat sessions during the expeditions as well as TV spots and live summit bids from a number of the mountains! The reason for these expeditions is to inspire those affected by cancer (as well as anyone with a pulse!) to dream big and never give up.

The moral of the story is we should not give up in whatever thing happen to us................