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Heroes of the Phoenix Rising by Vision One World Most of us call our country of birth “home.” We grow to love its culture, bond with its people, and build friendships over shared meals. Despite the bloodshed caused by divisions of land, we cling to this idea of belonging. On June 23, 1963, Gilad Atzmon was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, into a secular Jewish household. Like many children, he believed he was part of the “chosen people.” During those early years of innocence, that b

Heroes of the Phoenix Rising by Vision One World “It was the month of January. 2009. I was getting a sinking feeling, call it a mother’s instinct or whatever, but I knew something was not right.” Becky Sherrick Harks, a nurse and expectant mother, was admitted to the hospital to deliver her baby. But instead of joy, the delivery room quickly became a space of confusion and fear. As soon as her daughter was born, she was rushed to the ICU. “I didn’t know what was going on. Nob

“I Ingested All the Sleeping Pills” — Emily’s Story Begins at 12 Trying her first attempt at suicide when she was just 12 years old, Emily was diagnosed with severe depression since being rushed to the hospital that fateful night 15 years ago. Frantic parents, uncertain doctors and a world that had no meaning surrounded a girl who had earlier been detected with stage 3 Anxiety at only 9 years of age. A condition Emily is “not really sure what caused it”. Being bullied at scho