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. 
February 2, 2010
British teenager Zara Hartshorn is only 13, but a rare and disfiguring disorder called lipodystrophy - which causes her fat tissue to progressively degenerate - is making her look like she is 50. Yet, despite having to struggle with emotional anxieties and endure people's stares in the street, the young girl is determined not to let the condition stand in the way of her plans for the future.
In a recent interview with MSNBC, Zara admitted that she is often teased by other kids about her appearance, but said she nonetheless hopes to have a fulfilling career as an aesthetician and an educator.
"I want a job; a part-time job in teaching and a part-time job in beauty therapy," she said.
Although the hereditary type of lipodystrophy - which affects only about 2,000 people in the world - is not preventable, experts say cosmetic surgery may be helpful in alleviating some of its symptoms.
The condition can also be acquired in those who take antiretroviral drugs or in diabetics who inject insulin in the same spot for an extended period of time. For that reason, doctors suggest rotating injection sites, and they caution against excessive reuse of needles.
