Palmer High School senior Abraham Kamara describes himself as once “out of control” and credits his mother’s investment in him as the reason why he is where he is today.
Kamara’s family is Liberian, but he was born in 2002 in a refugee camp in Kaliahun, Sierra Leone, the last of 10 children. Because of the poor conditions in the camp, Kamara contracted tuberculosis as a newborn. The disease went unchecked, attacking his brain until he was diagnosed with tuberculosis meningitis. His mother, Baindu Kamara, sold fruits and vegetables until she was able to pay for Kamara’s lifesaving surgery. Eventually, in early 2007, the Lutheran Refugee Services was able to bring the family to Colorado Springs.
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Gratitude, Faith, Hollis . they are what drive resilient Utah softball player Haley Denning
Denning has experienced battles with adversity in the form of injuries. Her coach and teammates marvel at her hopeful attitude and the infectious joy she spreads, but there’s more to her story
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Before every softball game she plays for the University of Utah, Haley Denning draws a heart with an “H” in the middle, in green, on her wrist.
It’s a symbol that has deep meaning for Denning, emblematic of the courage and optimism demonstrated by a boy named Hollis that she knew from her hometown of Phoenix that died four years ago from incurable brain cancer.