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Youtube the depression worsened. >> i was living with depression and bipolar and one day i decided to be open and it was the best decision i made in my career. >> it took rehab and a 90-day weight loss program and finding his authentic self. >> unless i was able to heal myself, no one else was able to heal me. >> now he has more than 12 million youtube fans. and his acting career has got an jump start with the role in tyler perrys next "madea" movie. >> my goal was to be noticed and seen in holl...

>> at age 8 he can only say ten words, at 11 years old, he can express himself and tries to prevent the type of violence that killed his mom. with his mom he wrote a comic book that fights super heros that fights bullies. the free comic book is going to be turned into an antibullying public service announcement. >> life happens, but you can turn it around for the good. >> dr. sanjay gupta, cnn reporting. lets celebrate these moments... this woman... this cancer patient... christine... living her...

Could have been life changing. >> stories like these and over 100 others are simons legacy. >> if we save one life, its amazing. but to impact so many other lives because of simon, whos 3 months old when he passed away, its pretty amazing. >> dr. sanjay gupta, cnn reporting. lets celebrate these moments... this woman... this cancer patient... christine... living her life... loving her family. moments made possible in part by the breakthrough science of advanced genomic testing. after christine e...

Using his knees to brake and steer. you may recognize him from this popular youtube video, changing a bike tire with his teeth and feet. 119 races later, hector says hes never felt better. >> im happy to be alive. i got a second chance at life. and i want to live it to the fullest. >> dr. sanjay gupta, cnn reporting.

Electricity went through my right arm, down my side and blew out my foot. 30 days later i wake up from a coma, my entire right arm is gone, half my left and burns over 40% of my body. >> but he says he never let the "why me" attitude take hold. >> then i started thinking, okay, ive got to get my life back, but ive got to learn how to do all these thing forz myself. >> he accepted that challenge and learned a whole new set of skills to achieve it. and then he discovered triathlons. >> its a great...

Its like, yes. you know, little tiny picture, he says, of remembering. >> they talk about formative years, all the love that i have for them that i can touch and feel and talk to them, maybe that will make an impact on their lives from their grandpa. they may not have me physically in the future or have me as cognitive as i am now, but i hope that the influence that i have on them, the time i spend with them, is worthwhile, because theyve certainly given it back to me multifold every day. >> dr....

>> reporter: they say it costs around $1300 u.s. to buy passage to a greek island. among those waiting for the call from a smuggler, many families with children. when i ask a father if hes afraid his kids could drown at sea he answers they will die anyway if they stay in syria. on the turkish coast last week, the refugees just kept coming. some walking with children down to the water. under the olive groves, they wait for their chance to escape. ivan watson, cnn, turkey. >> amazing reporting the...

Planning, to be able to give each other the time. >> 67-year-old linda garrett has overcome a knee injury. >> its a setback. its an ongoing setback. >> while it still hurts she adapted to get the job done. >> i will finish the race. i will finish the race. >> robert is still loving the ride and learning to cook healthier food. >> its still a work in progress but nothings burned down. thats good. >> 36-year-old erica moore has dropped weight, stopped drinking and is already signing up for more tr...

>> i will finish the race. i will finish the race. >> robert is still loving the ride. hes learning to cook healthier food. >> its still a work in progress but nothings burned down. thats good. >> 46-year-old erica moore has dropped weight, stopped drinking and is already signing up for more triathlons. >> i got in the zone. >> last, but certainly not least, ph.d. candidate chip says despite challenges in time management, hes determined to get to the finish line. rnlg >> im going to do it. anyth...

All of us that may have a struggle. >> reporter: dr. sanjay gupta, cnn reporting. ive lived my whole life here in fairbanks, alaska. i love the outdoors, spending time with my family. i have a family history of prostate cancer. i had the test done and that was when i got the news. my wife and i looked at treatment options. cancer treatment centers of america kept coming up on the radar. so we flew to phoenix. greg progressed excellently. we proceeded to treat him with hormonal therapy, concurren...