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After A Son's Injury, A New Life Begins

Tom Davis grew up in Pensacola, Fla., enjoying everything the seaside town has to offer. But in the summer of 2000, when he was 21, a surfing accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. Tom recently took a moment with his parents, Connie and Robert, to talk about his injury -- and their life together.

After A Son's Injury, A New Life Begins

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After Just 10 Days, 'Best Years' Of Life Begin

Pedro and Hilda traveling in Costa Rica with Hilda's daughter, Nadia, in 1991. Courtesy Hilda Chacón hide caption

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After Just 10 Days, 'Best Years' Of Life Begin

Hilda Chacon and her husband, Pedro Moran-Palma, didn't have a long courtship -- just 10 days, in fact. But ever since they met at a party 20 years ago, they "haven't stopped having fun," Pedro says. And that includes raising Hilda's daughter, Nadia.

After Just 10 Days, 'Best Years' Of Life Begin

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Sisters Tell Tales From The 'Divorce Ranch'

Beth Ward and her sister, Robbie McBride, grew up on what was known as a "divorce ranch" in Reno. Women who were denied the right to divorce could live in these hotels to establish residency -- then file for divorce in a Nevada court.

Sisters Tell Tales From The 'Divorce Ranch'

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For Kids, Dad's Bionic Hand Recalls 'Star Wars'

In 2007, Eric Jones became one of the first Americans to receive a bionic hand. To his children, it's like something out of science fiction -- and a big hit at show and tell. But Eric has a humble goal: to be able to throw a baseball again.

For Kids, Dad's Bionic Hand Recalls 'Star Wars'

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A Life Goes Against The Plan, And That's Fine

Lillie Love, a StoryCorps facilitator who helped dozens of people record conversations with their loved ones, died last week in Atlanta. She was 53. When she began working with StoryCorps, Love recorded her thoughts about how her life had turned out. It had not gone according to plan, she said.

A Life Goes Against The Plan, And That's Fine

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Personal View Of History: 'Stonewall Did That For Me'

In 1969, Michael Levine was at a popular gay bar in New York City when the police raided it. But instead of running away, the patrons stood up for themselves, in what became known as the Stonewall riots. For Levine, the days after brought a feeling of acceptance.

Personal View Of History: 'Stonewall Did That For Me'

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A Father's Plan For Raising Three Sons: 'Hug Them'

When Jim Colbert began raising three boys on his own after a divorce, it brought a big change in his life. But he'd already decided to raise his sons differently than he had been brought up. As he recently told one son, the goal was to make them feel special.

A Father's Plan For Raising Three Sons: 'Hug Them'

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Mother To Son: Hard Choice Led To Great Love

Jackie Miller knew when she got married that she would adopt a child. But her son, Scott, didn't know why until they chatted in the StoryCorps booth in New York City.

Mother To Son: Hard Choice Led To Great Love

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Appreciating 'The Luckiest Thing' In Life

Joan and Ari DeLevie met in 1959, when they noticed one another at a party. They've been together ever since -- even over their parents' objections. Their daughter talks with the couple about their bond, and how it's helping them face a new challenge: cancer.

Appreciating 'The Luckiest Thing' In Life

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Intertwined Love Story: Twins Who Married Twins

Happily Ever After: Danny and Bunny, and Hunny and Elliott, got married after meeting during the summer of 1946. Reiken family photo hide caption

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Intertwined Love Story: Twins Who Married Twins

As teenagers, identical twin sisters Hunny and Bunny Feller landed summer jobs at a hotel in New York's Catskill Mountains. There, they met another set of identical twins -- and so began a love story, or twin love stories, that lasted for decades.

Intertwined Love Story: Twins Who Married Twins

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One Family Born From Two

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One Family Born From Two

When divorcee and single mom Dot Romano married Ronnie Campi, a widower with five kids, she says she wanted to be a mother, not a stepmother. Now people can't tell "where one family starts and the other one ends."

One Family Born From Two

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Cancer Splits A Devoted Couple, But Not A Family

Sy and Pat Saliba were together for nearly 40 years; the pair first met as teenagers in Trinidad. Five years after Pat's death from cancer, Sy speaks with his daughter, Yvette, about life with the woman who was his soul mate.

Cancer Splits A Devoted Couple, But Not A Family

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A Brother Lost To The Civil Rights Struggle

The Orangeburg Massacre, sparked by civil rights protests in 1968, claimed the lives of three college students. One of them was Samuel Hammond Jr. — or Bubba, as his sisters called him.

A Brother Lost To The Civil Rights Struggle

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