Post on Overcoming Obstacle

I recently read this article online of a person overcoming a struggle.  British army captain Bernie Bambury bravely served six months in Iraq.  When he returned to Britain, he shattered his leg below the knee while sledding 80 km/hr on a tobogganing course.  Although his leg was still connected, he instructed the surgeon to amputate his leg in hopes that he might recover faster.  This reminded me of The Diving Bell And The Butterfly with Jean Dominique Bauby.  He had an incident which left him with locked-in syndrome.  Although his syndrome was very depressing, he learned to live with it.  He even started writing a book with his eyes.  He eventually even started to improve and make sounds.  Unfortunately, he came down with a case of pneumonia  and died soon after partial recovery looked possible.  Both of these stories tell us that anyone can overcome obstacles if they work at it.  "Army captain loses his leg on Cresta Run." Telegraph.  06 March 2008.  02 February 2009.  <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1580733/Army-captain-loses-his-leg-on-Cresta-Run.html>