CNN Heroes 2009: Jordan Thomas

An annual family boating trip to the Florida Keys took a bloody and life-changing turn for Jordan Thomas.
"It was a beautiful day, and we were going to go scuba diving," said Thomas, who was 16 during the 2005 trip.
But when he jumped into the water, the boat's wake dragged Thomas hard into sharp, whirling propellers.

Even though he losed his legs, Jordan Thomas finds a cause while in the hospital. He cause becomes known as the Jordan Thomas Foundation, an organization who goles are to help children pay for a get the proper tratment for those families who can't atherwise afford the treament of their child.

For more information on the foundation visit: http://www.jordanthomasfoundation.org/

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In the news how come we don't here about more stories like these. Instead its all blood and violence.

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