to the people who will be joining him for the next triathlon. fred, you know, one of the best parts of my job is being part of the fit nation triathlon challenge. we get to help regular viewers train for and race a triathlon. i never thought i could do this. and now, i m a triathlete. the road is tough, but everyone who s ever joined us has completed something they thought to be impossible. hundreds of viewers sent in videos into our ireport site, but in the end, only six were chosen. i watched your video and i want to officially welcome you to our 2014 fit nation triathlon team. ahh! oh, my god! are you serious? nearly everyone on our 2014 team has been through a major health crisis. i received my second hip replacement. was diagnosed with stage 3
september. we re following their journey to the finish line. in this week s fit fact dr. san jay gupta introduces us to a teen known as the six pack. reporter: hundreds of viewers sent in videos into our ireport site. in the end, only six were chosen. i watched your video, and i want to officially welcome you to our 2014 fit nation triathlon team. [ screaming ] oh, my god! are you serious? reporter: nearly everyone on our 2014 team has been through a major health crisis. i received my second hip replacement. i was diagnosed with stage 3-c testicular cancer. i had a stroke. a hole in my heart. a clot passed through, went up to my brain. reporter: for others, the pain was emotional. my daughter, when she turned 3, was diagnosed with leukemia.
much to bear since they cannot reach their loved ones. some people are trying to make contact by sending messages through cnn ireports. this couple just left for a honeymoon in the philippines. jacqueline from virginia is desperate for any word from her parents. she hasn t heard from them in two days. they live in one of the devastated areas. and her mother s hometown. people in the devastated areas are using the ireports to work in other directions to try to get word out since all communications are down. douglas manta wrote one of the notes from tacloban, saying they are safe. and we uploaded it to our ireport site. and messages like that are priceless. find out how you can help and