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Justin.tv webinar appearance
July 9, 2010 cancer, disability, fighting back, inspiration, media coverage, recovery, self-confidence, self-esteem, survivorshipJothy Rosenberg, author of, “Who Says I Can’t” talks about fighting back, surviving and thriving against long odds in this recorded webinar for Wellsphere
Sponsor: Wellsphere @ http://www.wellsphere.com
Video production: Justin.tv @ http://www.justin.tv
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
July 5, 2010 confidence, disability, disabled, fighting back, recovery, respect, self-confidence, self-esteem, sportsR-E-S-P-E-C-T
What you want
Baby, I got
What you need
Do you know I got it?
All I’m askin’
Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit)
Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home
(just a little bit) mister (just a little bit)
– Aretha Franklin, singing the Otis [...]
An Open Letter to Oprah
December 8, 2009 athletics, cancer, disability, disabled, oprah, recoveryDear Oprah,
My name is Jothy Rosenberg. I am writing you because before your current show runs its course, I really want you to invite me on to get my story out to as many people as possible.
Lance Armstrong, when we first met right after the Sydney Olympics, was struck with my perspective as a 36-year [...]
One Little Victory at a Time
September 5, 2009 cancer, confidence, independence, recovery, sportspainting One Little Victory by Victoria Golding.
Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.
— Gloria Steinem, feminist and journalist
It’s rare to find a person—able-bodied or disabled, healthy or sick—who has not been knocked down by life at one time or another. Getting knocked down results in [...]
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February 8, 2009 amputee, cancer, disability, fighting back, recoveryWhen I became an amputee, I was 16. I became an amputee because bone cancer destroyed the femur in the knee of my right leg. Losing a leg is a huge trauma. Knowing cancer has been, and might still be, in my body was horrifying. But do you know what hurt the most? The fact [...]
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