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A life less ordinary: when Cameron Clapp lost three limbs in a horrific train accident, nobody would have blamed him for giving up. But that's not his style. Listening to his amazing outlook will totally inspire you.(REAL-LIFE READS)

Cosmopolitan

| May 01, 2006 | Cassimatis, Georgia | COPYRIGHT 2006 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

When terrorists attacked the country on 9/11, Cameron Clapp, then 15, was watching in horror from his home in Grover Beach, California. "I felt devastated. It was like my country was just falling apart," says Cameron, now 19. To deal with his angst, he built a memorial in the front yard of his house with friends and family. "We lined the driveway with candies and hoisted a flag in honor of those who had died," he recalls. Still in a funk four days later, Cameron went out to drown his sorrows at a friend's place.

It was close to 3 a.m. when he stumbled home drunk, but rather than going to bed, Cameron headed to his favorite chill-out spot: the train tracks that ...

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