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« on: January 26, 2012, 01:45:06 pm »
BBC documentary "Storm Chaser: The Butterfly and the Tornado" about a severely disabled woman from England who came to Oklahoma to chase tornadoes.
Some video of her in Tulsa as well.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAx4mlYuqc0[/youtube]
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« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2012, 04:42:07 pm »
What a grateful and daring attitude... her disability isn't in her mind when she's chasing down the storms.

Thanks for posting this....sweet dire.

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23 minutes in is the Oklahoma part. She's really 'rushing' through...
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« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2012, 05:23:39 pm »
Good show.  Gonna go home and watch the whole thing.
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« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2012, 05:46:41 pm »
Gotta love her attitude...read this (small article on ABC about her)

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/01/13/chasing-tornadoes-with-epidermolysis-bullosa/
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