Country. He lost his leg in afghanistan when his unit was attacked. It was like everything was like in slow motion, kind of like being in a movie. And then when they pulled me out of the truck, that was when the pain. That pain. After the pain came the questions. His plans for the future seemed shattered. You know, i was like, wow. My life is over. Whats going to happen to me . But Staff Sergeant De Los Santos didnt give up. He worked hard to regain his strength. And he learned about an Organization Called achilles international. In greek mythology, achilles was as close to being invincible as any warrior could be. But even the greatest warriors can be hurt. Achilles international encourages disabled athletes to compete in marathons and other public events. And they have a special chapter for members of our military. Its called the freedom team of wounded veterans. They meet the wounded vets, and then they give them the opportunity to participate in these events, and through these even
He lost his leg in afghanistan when his unit was attacked. It was like everything was like in slow motion, kind of like being in a movie. And then when they pulled me out of the truck, that was when the pain. That pain. After the pain came the questions. His plans for the future seemed shattered. You know, i was like, wow. My life is over. Whats going to happen to me . But Staff Sergeant De Los Santos didnt give up. He worked hard to regain his strength. And he learned about an Organization Called achilles international. In greek mythology, achilles was as close to being invincible as any warrior could be. But even the greatest warriors can be hurt. Achilles international encourages disabled athletes to compete in marathons and other public events. And they have a special chapter for members of our military. Its called the freedom team of wounded veterans. They meet the wounded vets, and then they give them the opportunity to participate in these events, and through these events, by do
Veronique reports. My grandma, she was great. We always slept over at her house. She always took us places like the mall. She was the best grandma. Remember this picture . Oh, yeah. Look how good grandma looks here. She looks fantastic there. Alex klein and his mom have lots of wonderful memories of his grandmother. I think grandma looks so pretty in these pictures. I know. Then, about five years ago, his grandmother began showing the signs of alzheimers disease. I didnt really know that much about alzheimers before my grandma had it. I kind of just knew that it made you forget things, it made you your shortterm memory not so good, but i had no idea of the serious affect that it would that it really ends up being in the end. She needs constant care. She cant walk by herself. She cant go to the bathroom by herself. She cant eat by herself. Anything that anyone can normally do by themselves, she cant. Carol steinberg is the president of the Alzheimers Foundation of america, or the afa. I
The mall. She was the best grandma. Remember this picture . Oh, yeah. Look how good grandma looks here. She looks fantastic there. Alex klein and his mom have lots of wonderful memories of his grandmother. I think grandma looks so pretty in these pictures. I know. Then, about five years ago, his grandmother began showing the signs of alzheimers disease. I didnt really know that much about alzheimers before my grandma had it. I kind of just knew that it made you forget things, it made you your shortterm memory not so good, but i had no idea of the serious affect that it would that it really ends up being in the end. She needs constant care. She cant walk by herself. She cant go to the bathroom by herself. She cant eat by herself. Anything that anyone can normally do by themselves, she cant. Carol steinberg is the president of the Alzheimers Foundation of america, or the afa. Its mission is to help those dealing with the disease. Alzheimers disease is a brain disorder that primarily affe