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I really like this story because of how absurd it is, a man walked through feces in Africa so to cure his allergies. To me that sounds like someone desperately lying to create an interesting story. The fact that its true is mind blowing, this guy must have been miserable to be pushed far enough to walk around in feces. The sheer will required to step into the latrines must have been astronomical. Its even more impressive that he didn't throw up and then went on to other latrines to do it over and over again. Then I think about how happy he must have been that it worked. If it didn't work and he walked around in feces for weeks for no reason it would have been devastating. It would be like putting yourself through torture. Also it must have felt amazing to finally not be sickly and miserable, I know I hate that feeling and to have it as bad as he did would have been crazy.
Another thing I really like about this guy is that he didn't just keep his solution to himself, he did a public favor and shared with the world. He created his business of selling hookworms to people who needed them, that takes some serious courage. Then to be shut down by the FDA and flee the country just so that he could continue to sell them, this guy has serious drive. I think it is really funny that he was able to go on for so long selling hook worms before the FDA decided to do something about it. It shows how uninformed our government can be.
"Just Keep Breathing"
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This is my favorite story bar none, it is an incredible story of something very ordinary. When I think shark attack i think that a great white attacked someone and took a huge chunk out of them. I didn't think that a 13 year old girl would ever be able to survive something like that. This changed my view of shark attacks and made me realize I assumed the worst when I hear shark attack. I feel like this was the best case scenario, in the beginning, it turned into what was essentially the worst case scenario. Next to death of course, although some people might make the argument that death would have been much better then going through that pain.
I think it is kind of amazing how chilled out this doctor was, the way she said that he seemed to take his time while she was bleeding out from a shark attack on his table. He didn't even pay enough mind to do a closer inspection, he probably just gave her a once over and decided that was enough. If he had done a closer inspection then all of that trauma might have never been as bad. Another thing I think is amazing is how trusting her parents were, if a doctor told me discomfort was normal and my kid walked in after a shark bite and told me she was dying I would have at least checked it out a bit more. Not just dismissed it as nothing and told her to go back to bed. One thing I do like about the parenting is the joke gifts after, i think those are hilarious.
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