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Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Dying 9-Year-Old Girl 'Weds' Friend

This will make you tear up.

AOL - Video Here

(Feb. 24) - Jayla Cooper's dying wish came true as she married her friend in a dream wedding in Texas.

Jayla, who's just 9 years old, likely has only weeks to live after having battled leukemia for the last two years, reports WFAA-TV.

"We didn't expect to do this when she was 9 years old, but she has taught us all how to love each other and to be strong," said Lisa Cooper, Jayla's mother.

In the symbolic ceremony, put together in less than a week, Jayla wore a white dress and walked down the aisle on her father's arm.

She "married" Jose Griggs, a young boy who's also facing illness. The two youngsters, who met in the hospital, vowed to be friends forever.

"He's very cute, and I love him," Jayla said of her 7-year-old groom.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Randy Pausch

An absolutely amazing man. The first link is his entire 'Last Lecture' from Carnegie Mellon University and the second is the trimmed down version he did on Oprah's show.

Full Lecture

Oprah

Wikipedia Entry