Below are true stories of burn survivor's. I hope you these stories raise public awareness for burn survivors and survivors in general to let the world know who we are, what we went through and let us become a light in the dark for those people in need of that light.
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My name is Tony Yarijanian I am 39, and I am from Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. I am the founder of Survivor's Hope and also a Burn Survivor. In 2004, I was in an explosion accident. I had 3rd degree burns over 90% of my body. Doctors gave me 1% chance of survival. Miraculously I survived and God gave me a second chance of life. I am very grateful for that and I felt that I had to give something back to the community. I started writing a book, making a documentary film, a website, and started the Survivor's hope org. My goal is to raise public awareness for burn survivors and survivor's in general to let the world know that we are not victims but we are Survivor's. |
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My name is Chris James I am 26, and I am from Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. In November of 1998, I was burned during a High School science experiment. The explosion left me with burn scars over 40% of my body, including my face. Fortunately, I was aided in my recovery by a loving family and supportive friends. With their help and my own determination, I recently received a degree in Psychology at U.S.C. I feel burn survivors are uniquely blessed with a profound understanding of humanity in a society obsessed with vanity. |
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My name is Michelle D. Rosado I am 33, and I am from Hollywood, FL, U.S.A. I am a survivor of the World Trade Center attack of 9/11. I was on the 95th floor of Tower 2 when the first plane hit. I'm now writing a book describing my journey of healing since. My life mission is to share words of hope and awareness to those whose hearts are open to it. |
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Jodie, age 5 from Ireland. In the beginning of March my ex, and the father of my two young daughters, came home with a chemical lice solution as the girls had been in contact with friends who had lice and had picked up a couple. It wasn't necessary, and as we are into organic products that are chemical free, I could hardly believe that he thought it was necessary. When he came in with it, my instincts were to tell him not to use it, but he was adamant and that we would do the natural thing after. I had to go out and left him to it. God only knows how I wish I had been firmer in my stance. About an hour later I received a phone call from him and could hear... Read more here
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