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06/03/2012

A Spanish woman on her struggle to cope after losing both legs in a bomb attack.

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.

Today, Irene Villa, who lost both legs in a Madrid bomb attack in 1991, tells us how she's stayed optimistic.

Also, Dame Daphne Sheldrick on a lifetime of working with elephants and other wild animals in Kenya. Her book is called An African Love Story: Love, Life and Elephant'.

And 74-year-old Bangladeshi Jharna Dhara Choudhury on how Mahatma Gandhi inspired her commitment to education and community work.

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Wed 7 Mar 201213:05GMT
BBC World Service Online

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