Beverly Kearney's life is all about speed and winning. She's the legendary head coach of the University of Texas women's track and field team. Under her leadership, the Longhorns have claimed six national 
As soon as her mother's car pulled away, Cathy Harper Lee always counted the blades of grass on the lawn. She hoped to reach a high number. That meant a few moments alone before her step-father ordered her inside. 
March 4, 2010
University of Victoria student Eva Markvoort has been struggling with cystic fibrosis, a painful disease that is likely to kill her after her body rejected a double lung transplant in 2005.
However, even though her health has been deteriorating in recent months, and she now spends most of her time in the hospital, the university has made an exception by granting her a bachelors degree in fine arts, although she is still short of two electives, the Montreal Gazette reported.
One of her professors, Jan Wood, visited the 25-year-old in hospital and said the young woman was thrilled to get the degree.
"She was an inspiration while she was (at the university) and she's still an inspiration," Wood said, quoted by the news provider. "We're incredibly proud to have her as one of our alumni."
According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, which also accepts donations, about 30,000 Americans suffer from the condition that affects the lungs and digestive system.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder, it cannot be prevented, but individuals can take certain steps to blunt its impact by keeping immunizations current, refraining from smoking and avoiding secondhand smoke, following a nutritious diet and seeking care at a specialty treatment center, if possible.
