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Rather than letting MS define her, Wendy Booker is defying the disease by climbing the world's 7 tallest mountains.

A former pro athlete thought the high peaks were out of reach after double-knee replacement surgeries. He was wrong.

Just five years ago, Don Healy was a 60-year-old couch potato who'd never exercised in his life. Now, he has reached the top of the world -- with an artificial hip.

He was given a death sentence at 16. Against all odds, he survived, and he figured if he could beat cancer twice he would never be afraid again.

Barbara Hillary is a 75-year-old cancer survivor who recently became the first black woman to reach the North Pole.

Future Hall-of-Fame quarterback Brett Favre is retiring after 17 seasons in the NFL. What can he expect now? GB Radio Show Guest and former pro athlete Ken Mitchell says life after the big leagues is even better than he had hoped.

Rather than letting MS slow her down, Wendy Booker was motivated to become the first woman with the disease to conquer the world's seven summits.

A former NFL linebacker who has had both knees replaced isn't sitting on the sidelines -- he's scaling the world's highest mountains. Ken Mitchell tells Growing Bolder about his trip up Mount Everest and Europe's highest peaks.