The wind BENEATH MY WINGS

Carmen Harra, 65, from Florida, USA

Growing up in rural Romania, I always felt a bit different from other kids. But when I was five years old, something happened that changed my life.

I was having a picnic with my family on a river bank when I wandered away to explore. Next thing I knew, I’d tumbled off the bank and into the river. I couldn’t swim. I floundered helplessly around as the rapid current pulled me downstream.

Suddenly, there was a flash of bright light. I felt my spirit leave my body, watched my small frame sinking beneath