1.0Celebrate Life Magazinehttps://clmagazine.orgDoug Beanhttps://clmagazine.org/author/doug-bean/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://clmagazine.org/topic/human-dignity/shes-come-this-far-by-faith-the-unstoppable-jessica-long/">She’s come this far by faith: The unstoppable Jessica Long</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clmagazine.org/topic/human-dignity/shes-come-this-far-by-faith-the-unstoppable-jessica-long/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“She’s come this far by faith: The unstoppable Jessica Long” — Celebrate Life Magazine" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://clmagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CLM042014_Bean.jpg1200630Jessica Long is to the Paralympics (an international sports competition for impaired athletes) what 18-time gold medalistMichael Phelps is to the Olympics. Like Phelps, the effervescent 22-year-old is one of the most accomplished swimmers in US history. Her 17 Paralympic medals include 12 golds, the first three coming at the tender age of 12, at the 2004 Paralympic Games […]