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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 25, 2011 1:23 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [BeachCities] High School Runner and Her Seeing Eye Dog
Inspire and Make History</DIV></DIV>
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<P><BR>by <A href="http://www.tailsinc.com/members/online/">Jillian at
Tails</A><BR><BR>
<H2><B><A
href="http://www.tailsinc.com/2011/10/high-school-runner-and-her-seeing-eye-dog-inspire-and-make-history/">High
School Runner and Her Seeing Eye Dog Inspire and Make
History</A></B></H2>October 24, 2011 <I>in <A
href="http://www.tailsinc.com/category/get-local/cincinnati/">Cincinnati</A>, <A
href="http://www.tailsinc.com/category/featured/">Featured</A>, <A
href="http://www.tailsinc.com/category/home/">Home</A> by <A
href="http://www.tailsinc.com/members/online/">Jillian at Tails</A></I> <BR><IMG
alt="Same and Chloe"
src="http://www.tailsinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bilde.jpg" width=300
height=452> <BR><BR>Photo Credit: Mansfield News Journal<BR><BR>Sami and
Chloe are the true definition of a team. Sami Stoner, a junior at Lexington high
school in Ohio has met a myriad of challenges head on, with conviction, and
purpose. She is the kind of young lady who does not believe in the word “can’t”.
Sami has not just pursued, but demanded the opportunity to meet her goals and
achieve her dreams. At age 16, Sami is legally blind, but she wasn’t born with
this disability. Her story is truly inspirational.<BR><BR>Sami has always been
an athletic girl who loved running. She ran not just for the competition, but
out of sheer enjoyment, and she was very good at it. However, she started
experiencing vision problems in eighth grade at age 14. Unfortunately, she was
diagnosed with a hereditary disease called Stargardt disease. This disease
causes rapid macular degeneration which destroys central vision leaving only a
bit of peripheral vision. Her family was devastated, but Sami refused to give up
her love of running.<BR><BR>Determined to defy the odds, she ran with a
teammate, Hannah. They were inseparable and Hannah gave Sami verbal cues on
where to go and what lay in the path ahead making running possible. When Hannah
graduated it seemed as if Sami was destined to give up running, but she wouldn’t
take no for an answer and pressed on.<BR><BR>As the disease further robbed her
of her vision she was presented an opportunity, a seeing eye dog. Sami’s first
question was, could the dog help her run. She received ambiguous answers.
Ultimately, the answer was yes, but many cautioned against it. It was a very
rare feat few had successfully accomplished. Sami made up her mind to be one of
the few and welcomed Chloe with open arms, an open heart, and a spirit and
strength echoed loud and clear by Chloe, the golden retriever who became her
seeing eye dog and trusted companion.<BR><BR>Sami and Chloe worked long hard
hours to develop a rhythm and become one runner. The results were amazing. With
Hannah, a human companion runner, Sami finished an Ontario cross country race
with a time of 31:19 and with Chloe ,Sami improved her time in the same race to
30:24. Sami and Chloe share a deep trust and the will to succeed-
together.<BR><BR>They have beaten the odds and continue to make their dreams a
reality. This amazing duo has a lot to teach the world. The love and trust
between an individual and their animal companion can move mountains and make the
impossible, possible.
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