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Meg Gaffney surprised doctors and friends by rejecting chemotherapy, dropping out of radiation therapy after one treatment, and opting for a bilateral mastectomy. As a nurse and a patient, Meg is her own advocate, even moments before surgery.

Celebrities are always in the news, but who cares, right? Wrong. Author and personal finance expert Caroline Waxler's Web site Mainstreet.com uses celebrities' mistakes to help others with their financial woes.

Feeling nostalgic? The Original Pop Art Diva, Terri Dennis, has your fix. Her cool Web site has color, fun and art you won't see anywhere else.

Sondra Crane, 76, is the world's most prolific contributor to wikiHow, the online how-to manual, and it all started with cole slaw.

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

Veteran newsman Sam Donaldson has never been shy about speaking his mind.

What will you be doing at 109? Ruth1898, the world's oldest blogger, is still sharing her love of the simple joys in life and her golden nuggets of wisdom with GB.

Web man Dan Beach loves the '70s. Not the decade with the bell bottoms -- the one he's currently experiencing.

Remember when you used to give Santa Claus your Christmas list by sitting on his lap? Not anymore. These days, you send him a message on his laptop. Yes, even Santa has gone cyber!

Rock and roll Hall of Famer Roger McGuinn is a serious techie. He's showing Growing Bolder how he saves hundreds a dollars a year by using his rolling Wi-Fi system to stay connected on the road.