26-year-old Chris Medina auditioned for American Idol in Milwaukee, which aired on Wednesday January, 26, 2011. Before Chris sang, he moved the judges and America to tears with his story. (Photo of Chris Medina and Juliana Ramos before the accident – from their Facebook page). Two years ago Chris proposed to Juliana Ramos, his girlfriend […]
Actress, Candice Accola is giving a voice to Lyme Disease. Accola stars as Caroline Forbes on The CW’s hit television show, “The Vampire Diaries.” After high school, Accola’s childhood friend Teri suddenly became very ill after contracting Lyme Disease. When Accola learned of this, she did not know much about Lyme. Accola said she thought, “Oh, well, I […]
Clay Walker was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 1996. Since then, he has founded the organization, Band Against MS. Visit Band Against MS: www.BandAgainstMS.org “Clay Walker was diagnosed more than a decade ago with Multiple Sclerosis. He and his band play on and fight on. The stud of a country star recently chatted about his […]
Bret Michaels is a singer and musician, best known for being the front man for the rock band Poison. Michaels has recently gone solo with his album, “Custom Built.” Michaels was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 6 years old. He has lived a very busy and full life despite the diabetes, but has […]
Trace Adkins began campaigning for awareness about food allergies when they discovered his daughter lives with them. His focus is to help people understand the seriousness of anaphylaxis reactions to foods. Visit Trace’s site at www.TraceAdkins.com “Country music star and spokesperson for the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, www.foodallergy.org, Trace Adkins and The Doctors spread […]
Enjoy Kathy Buckley, Comedienne, Actress and Motivational Speaker [who happens to be hearing impaired]. Incredible story of perseverance and triumph. She will make you laugh so hard, you will need a nurse to stitch you up! Visit Kathy’s website at www.KathyBuckley.com Video Found at: http://www.youtube.com/user/officialkathybuckley RELATED STORIES ON IDA Actor Gary Busey Wins 40K […]
Ed Hearn – Former Professional Baseball Player, Speaker and Author of Conquering Life’s Curves. Ed Hearn’s very promising baseball career came to a sudden halt with a shoulder injury. Less than 6 months later, he was diagnosed with three potentially life threatening health conditions, followed by three kidney transplants! Ed understands what it is like […]
The NEPHCURE Foundation raises money for reasearch and awareness for two potentially devastating kidney diseases, Nephrotic Syndrome and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). Ed Hearn is a former professional baseball player for the NY Mets who has had 3 kidney transplants. Ed Hearn’s Website: www.EdHearn.com NephCure’s Website: www.NephCure.org Video Found Here: http://www.youtube.com/user/DFTaudioVisual Video Found Here: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBot9th