Life Less Ordinary

I Have Been Storm Chasing For Seven Years Because I'm In Awe Of Their Beauty

Standing in the path of monster storms is incredibly humbling - so much beauty yet capable of so much devastation, they leave me in a nervous state of awe and wonder
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I Accidentally Got A Job In The Obama White House - Here's What I Learned In Five Years Working There

I had applied to a post on Craigslist to be a stenographer 'at a law firm', instead I got to see the world and a President I admired up close
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I Lost My Leg After A Football Accident - Now I’m A Paralympic Athlete

Now, I’m more focused and determined. Now, I do everything in my power to chase something
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Cancer Has Been With Me Almost My Whole Life, But I’ve Never Stopped Fighting

When I first heard the word cancer, I kind of blacked out. For me, cancer meant having a bald head and dying. That’s all I knew it to be
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After Gun Violence Killed My Daughter, I Work To Make Sure No Parent Has To Walk The Road I’ve Walked

I want young people to see their lifestyles, the choices they make in life, can result in people like Charlene getting shot
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The Pain Of Losing My Son In The Birmingham Riots Was Unfathomable - I Wouldn't Like To See My Worst Enemy Go Through The Same

The shock of finding Haroon lying on the street and giving him CPR will never go away
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Working As A Science Magician Lets Me Explain Our Mindblowing, Wondrous World

I want my audience to spend more time just revelling in the world, to take time, ponder and wonder
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I Thought My Parenting Days Were Over, But Then I Fostered A Refugee Child I Met In The Calais Jungle

I saw him once a week when he came to the UK, each time he’d say: “Don’t leave. Liz family, Liz family.”
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Being Shot By Terrorists Gave Me More Than Pain And Agony - It Gave Me Strength And Patience

I almost died when terrorists attacked my school in December 2014, now I’m rebuilding my life in Birmingham
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Losing Four Limbs Made Me Literally Half The Man I Used To Be - But Taught Me Why I'm Alive

Even though I had better odds of winning the Euromillions than surviving, I look back at what I went through with a bizarre fondness
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About Life Less Ordinary
Life Less Ordinary is a weekly blog series from HuffPost UK that showcases weird and wonderful life experiences. If you’ve got something extraordinary to share please email ukblogteam@huffpost.com with LLO in the subject line