Beyond the limits of the possible: girls who survived and became famous after the tragedies

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Beyond the limits of the possible: girls who survived and became famous after the tragedies

Turia Pitt

The Australian model, whose body burned almost 70% in a terrible steppe fire, which she hit during the marathon. It seemed that the future of the girl was in the palm of her hand: fashion shots, contracts, magazine
covers ... But the tragedy forced us to rewrite plans. She needed dozens of skin transplants and took two years to recover. Turia lost all the fingers on the right hand, and on the left - two. Nearby was a loved one - school friend Michael Hoskin, who quit his job to be near his beloved. Pitt has not abandoned her modeling career, but on the contrary, has become even more popular. The girl "promotes" the love of self and a positive outlook on life. And at the end of last year, Turia became a mother.

Malala Yusufzai

The youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yusufzai from Pakistan, as a schoolgirl, survived a brutal attempt on her life, having received a gunshot wound to the head. In 2009, she was attacked by the Taliban - an armed Islamic organization seeking to curtail women's rights: to prohibit them from studying, working, and appearing in public places without being accompanied by a male relative. 11-year-old Malala came out of a coma and continued her fight for the right to receive education for women. In 2013, a book-biography "I - Malala" was published, instantly became popular, and in 2015 a documentary of the same name was released on cinema screens.

Bethany Hamilton


Bethany began surfing since childhood and at 8 years old received her first awards. At 13, the girl was lying on a blackboard and chatted with her left hand in the water, waiting for the waves. Suddenly she felt a sharp pain, and the water began to turn red. Bethany tried not to panic and reached the shore, losing almost 50% of the blood. Miraculously survived, she returned to the board in a month, beginning to get used to living in a completely different way. A few years after the shark attack, she was able to become a winner of a number of major competitions, she was also awarded the prestigious ESPY Award.

Frida Kahlo


At the age of 6, the future artist suffered polio, which drained her right leg, which she had hidden all her life under long skirts. And at the age of 18, Kahlo got into a terrible car accident, having received fractures of the spine, ribs, pelvis, legs and open wound of the abdomen. Contrary to the predictions of doctors, Frida remained alive. She had to undergo thirty-two operations, spend years in a cast on a wheelchair, living with an iron rod in her stomach and pelvis. But courage prevailed, and Freda revealed her talent in art, perpetuating her name with paintings.

Temple Grandin



Time Magazine included Temple Grandin in the list of the most influential people in the world. She is not a politician or artist. Temple is an expert on cattle behavior. And also - autistic. Having written a number of popular books and scientific developments, Temple stated to the whole world that autism is not a stop signal to success and life in general. HBO made a film about Grandin, who makes admire a person who has learned to live with his illness and inspire generations.