Ljiljana Lilo Ljubisic: Canadian woman achieves world-class athletic status while being blind.

From: Vibrant Life | Date: September 1, 1997| Author: Mellskog, Pam | Copyright information

Most of us haven't spun around in circles since sunny childhood days when we'd play among mounds of autumn leaves. It was great fun! The dizzying equilibrium upset of twirling still tickles children. After lots of giggles, smiles, and rotations they crumple to the ground, completely and happily disoriented. Now imagine spinning in the dark as an adult with a competitive agenda -- throwing a discus 40 meters or more in the right direction while staying within an eight-foot diameter...

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