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Nick Morrison pushed his 21-year-old cousin Toby Holt through all 42.2 kilometers of the Melbourne Marathon, then carried him over the finish line. Toby lives with juvenile Huntington's disease, a rare condition with no cure.
Nollywood actress Regina Daniels opened up about months of health challenges on her 25th birthday, sharing hopeful news about significant progress in her recovery. The mother of two said recent developments have given her reason to celebrate and speak publicly about her journey.
When doctors told Judy Sharp her autistic son Tim was "incapable of love," he wiped away her tears in the parking lot. Today, the superhero artist he became shares his gift with the world.
Andrew Grero, 40, transforms his young-onset Parkinson's diagnosis into powerful art that educates and inspires others. His first solo show uses bright colors and honest imagery to show what living with the disease really looks like.
Matthew Schwab dropped to one knee at a Down syndrome awareness gala and asked his longtime girlfriend Lucia Romano to marry him. The heartwarming moment captured what love looks like when two people lift each other up.
Hayden Eastbury turned his love for ABC News into an epic family road trip, visiting 36 bureaus in under two years. His journey has raised national awareness for fragile X syndrome while showing what's possible when families embrace their children's passions.
A Florida woman was cited for driving with a phone in her right hand. There was just one problem: she doesn't have a right hand.
When Jessica Fletcher's nonverbal son lost his communication device at a restaurant, he drew a keyboard from memory to place his order. Now she wears that keyboard as a tattoo so Hunter can always share his thoughts.
A trampoline park employee dressed as Spider-Man jumped out of his car to help a man in a wheelchair cross a busy intersection before the light changed. The real superhero moment was captured on traffic cameras and went viral.
A deaf Pitbull named Cole sits at a New Jersey school each day with a sign reading "Can I Please Have a Hug?" and helps students learn that being different makes you special. His work has expanded to four therapy dogs and earned him ASPCA's 2023 National Dog of the Year.
Paralympic gold medalist Alexa Leary is campaigning for a traumatic brain injury awareness day after her 2021 cycling accident changed everything. Despite struggling with memory loss and extreme emotional volatility daily, the 24-year-old swimmer broke world records in Paris.
Australian Paralympic swimmer Alexa Leary is fighting for a national Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Day after winning two gold medals despite daily challenges from her 2021 cycling accident. Her journey from being unable to walk or talk to breaking world records is inspiring thousands living with brain injuries.