There are many second chance stories in progress. Some people
have just realized that they have received a second chance. Others are
in the middle of doing something productive with them. Some have had
success and are finding ways to give back. All are inspiring and motivating in their
own ways.
"The Miracle Man" stroke victim given second chance by quick responder
Cephas Thomas recognized the signs of a stroke and acted quickly.
A hotel security director at the Rennaisance Harborplace Hotel, Cephas Thomas, is credited with the extraordinary recovery and second
chance for a businessman , Pat "Paddy" Culbert, who crashed his car in front of a hotel in
Baltimore. Others thought it was a heart attack, but Thomas packed Culbert in ice, slowing the blood flow, and put him on the path of recovery.
Culbert told The Eagle Tribune: "I knew I had to go back. I had to thank the people. ...What do you do when someone
saves your life?.....After we cried - he cried before me - I said thanks, thanks..."
A United Way affiliate, called Second Chance, gives help to those with traumatic brain injury or stroke.
This all volunteer group,
with one on-staff social worker, help about 100 residents at a time in
Northwest Florida. They give emotional and social support, lessons in
relearning daily life skills as well as offering referral services.
With a brain injury occuring every 7 seconds in Florida, their work is
never ending.
In North,
South Carolina, Gloria Smith is the new teacher (with 38 years of
experience), helping people who have been out of school for 12 or more
years finally and proudly earn their GED.
Between a dog rescuer and a loyal dog, good endings with second chances can happen.
Kathy
Wilkes-Myers, with Love Me Tender animal rescue, found a rottweiler on
the side of a highway, hungry and emaciated. "Ella" acted like a pet
who had been abandoned by her family. A dedicated Wilkes-Myers solved
the mystery.
Article and video: CBSNews.com by Steve Hartman. Photograph: CBS staff
The Story of Nicholas StorySecond chance act of life saving kindness from soldier to 8 year old boy
When he found out that young Nicholas Story only had one kidney and that one was failing, Army First Sergent Corey Myers gave one of his to save his fellow soldier's son, who was also his own son's baseball teammate.
Read about this hero's story in AmericanProfile.com provided by Chidren's Healthcare of Atlanta.
Project Second Chance Literacy Program in Contra Costa County, California teaches reading to those 16 years and older.
This is what the program means to one man who has been trying to learn to read for the last 10 years.Published in RedRoom.com.
"What is Project Second Chance"
by Ike
Project Second Chance
is a place you can find yourself
It is a place that can envelop you in learning
It is a place of letters
Project Second Chance
is a place of warm and friendly people
Project Second Chance
is a place of HOPE
