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all odds, the following July, he was pitching in the minors. The next month, August of 1989, a miracle happened, and Dravecky was back on the mound for the Giants in an amazing comeback game against the Cincinnati Reds at Candlestick Park. He pitched eight innings and the Giants defeated the Reds 4-3. • Five days later, Dravecky was in Montreal, up against the Expos. He started off the game with three no-hit innings, another incredible deed. In the sixth inning, he allowed a home run on the first batter, and hit the second batter. With the third batter came what has been called “the pitch that could be heard around the world.” Dravecky’s humerus bone broke in two, and in his words, “You could hear the popping noise of my arm breaking all over the stadium. I never felt that kind of pain in my life. It felt like my arm was coming off.” In the postseason playoffs, the Giants won the National League pennant, and as the ecstatic team piled onto each other, his arm was broken again. • As doctors X-rayed the broken arm, a mass was discovered, and it was confirmed that the cancer was back. Eighteen days later, Dravecky announced his retirement and entered a new phase of his life. In 1990, he published a book “Comeback,” which detailed his battles with cancer and his remarkable return to baseball. What he thought was his recovery continued, with surgeries and radiation, yet his arm was actually deteriorating. In June of 1991, his arm, shoulder blade, and left side of his collar bone were amputated in an attempt to save his life. • Dravecky’s second book, published in 1992 was entitled “When You Can’t Come Back.” He has gone on to become a highly sought-after motivational speaker. Along with his wife Jan, he has also founded a non-profit organization, Endurance, to support those affected by cancer.

clear information. Then we sit back and wait to see what information comes in. Psychic abilities are very common. It’s been my experience that most people are born with at least one of the psychic gifts. And as is true with many things, if we study something, after a time it becomes easier for us. Frequently this is simply because we become familiar with the terms and how things work. The same is true with psychic abilities. One of the exercises we do in class is designed to help us open our third eye, also known as our minds eye. The ability to see something clearly without it being in front of us. We can all do this with a memory. Think back to a trip you took as a teenager. The longer spent, the more we remember. We can put ourselves there. We can remember what it felt like, smelled like. If it was hot or cold. We can hear people laughing and remember what it sounded like no matter how far back in time it was. This is what it’s like to use our third eye. The biggest difference is that psychics are concentrating on something that’s in someone else’s memory or their future.

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