The Heroes We Choose

I know it's extremely old news (Almost as long ago as the last time I posted.  Guess I'm restarting the blog.), but I just ran across this online, and I couldn't not share. 

This is Fay:

She was rescued from a dog-fighting ring.  She died of complications from facial reconstruction sugery just days after Michael Vick was awarded (post-convinction) the Ed Block Courage Award by his teammates.  Here's what Vick had to say about receiving the award and his experiences leading up to the honor:

I've had to overcome a lot, more than probably one single individual can bear. Take a look at what I've been through. You ask certain people to walk in my shoes, they probably couldn't do it -- probably 95 percent of the people in this world. Because nobody had to endure what I've been through.

What a hero.  My heart bleeds for him.