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Ralston still living life to the fullest after accident
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ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - As he sawed through the final strands of his own tissue and skin with a dull blade, Aron Ralston was overcome with emotion, awash in a wave of euphoria unlike anything he'd felt before.
Malnutrition and dehydration, delirium, searing pain - none of it registered anymore. Held captive by a half-ton boulder at the bottom of a narrow canyon for five days, Ralston freed himself by severing his own arm, gaining an unexpected second chance at life.
Two years after being trapped in a canyon and having to saw off his own arm to escape, Aron Ralston is happy to be alive. (E Pablo Kosmicki / Associated Press)
Resigned to death the night before, Ralston felt more alive than ever, glowing from what he believed to be the close of one life and birth of another.
And he hasn't stopped living in the two years since.
"At this point, I've got the confidence to know that I'll get through anything in my life given I have the motivation to do it," Ralston said. "If it's an act of survival, we've all got a reason to keep living. It may not be pretty, but surviving is grit and determination in its highest form. I learned that I've got the capacity to do a hell of a lot more than I thought I could if I have the proper motivation."
This is the link to the full story!!An amazing person!!
http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/4239492?GT1=6773
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Xiao Lynn
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Re: Ralston still living life to the fullest after accident
amazing indeed.
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9/1/2005, 6:36 pm
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